Changing Paths

I have been reading some more of Palestine by Joe Sacco, and honestly I think I’ve reached a point where Ii am downright bored. I mean, it is a good novel, but probably for someone that is really into Palestine, and conflicts and people at that time after WWII. At the beginning I thought that at some point the story would have a turn of events, or at least something distinctive to it. But I guess there’s nothing more to expect of a novel made only to display a reporters findings. But don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the book isn’t interesting or well put together.

Actually, aside from the fact I don’t quite like subject of the novel, I do believe it is put in such a way that is entertaining and clear for the reader to grasp what is happening, and the actual feelings provoked, even though they are not evidently exposed. This is what I recently learned, is called closure; gathering pieces of what is been given, and in our minds, unconsciously putting all the bits together to be able to cognize the overall picture.

So decisively, I have chosen to drop this reading and start out a new one. I gave it a chance, saw what it was about, but the repetitiveness, I couldn’t deal with till the end. I did enjoy the drawings and gained new knowledge of Palestine, and how it was truly in a exceedingly bad place, and how the first intifada against the Israeli occupation affected numerous lives. And I imagine that if I keep this reading that’s all I am going to get out of it anyway.