Reddit reviews Safe Area Gorazde s/c

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

Safe Area Gorazde By Joe Sacco

The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Not non-fiction but

Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware is about as non-pop, non-pulp as it gets.

The Breakup of Yugoslavia and Its Aftermath

Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War --This is not really a history book per se, but a book written about a journalists experiences and research during his time on the ground in the Yugoslav wars. Incredible read, but also heartbreaking. Should be required reading in school.

The Fragmentation of Yugoslavia: Nationalism and War in the Balkans

A Politics of Sorrow: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia -- Perhaps take this one with a grain of salt, but I think it brings up issues which are often missing from accounts of the Balkan wars and is very worth reading.

The Road to War in Serbia: Trauma and Catharsis

Related but not really a history book:

Safe Area Gorazde -- Graphic novel journalism, really incredibly done. One of the more unique pieces of literature on the topic. Would recommend for anyone.


Most of this stuff should be available to you if you have access to a university library, with the exception of Safe Area Gorazde which I think is worth buying.

Interesting and important article: Botching the Balkans: Germany's Recognition of Slovenia and Croatia.

I'm reading this book right now about the 90s Bosnian war. It's very informative, and shows the human side of things. It's in graphic novel format, like Joe Sacco's other work--he's an amazing political journalist and cartoonist.

If you're really interested in the conflict, this is one of the best pieces of in-depth journalism about the conflict, and sums up the conflict in a succinct manner with good background of the political strife of the region and the genocide that took place.

http://www.amazon.com/Safe-Area-Gorazde-s-c/dp/1560974702/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375423183&sr=8-1&keywords=safe+area+gorazde

Source: International Studies Major

I'll recommend some stuff in genres other than superhero. Nothing wrong with superheroes, just thought I'd throw a little variety out there!

Clan Apis

Scott Pilgrim

From Hell

Ross Campbell's Glory

Safe Area Gorazde

I stumbled upon them quite by accident in the library, though I was vaguely familiar with what Maus was prior to that. I devoured both books, and thoroughly enjoyed both. Other than that, I am ashamed to say that anything that could be said seems already to have been said. Kuddos to some of the insanely in-depth and thoughtful points made.

However, perhaps I can contribute in one area: They certainly aren't exactly the same, but if you enjoyed Maus as much as I did, you might also like Safe Area Goražde and Palestine by Joe Sacco. Incredible examples of graphic journalism that you will not soon forget.

If anyone's interested Joe Sacco has a really excellent journalistic graphic novel out about this: Safe Area Gorazde. I've read it many times.

Just finished:

Safe Area Gorazde, which I plowed through. I am obsessed with the Balkans and have read a few books about the war in the 90s. This is a graphic novel by Joe Sacco who does graphic journalism and it's just a fantastic account of the war in Bosnia.

Also, I just read The Sound of Gravel, a memoir by a woman raised in a fundamentalist Mormon community. Super fascinating read, I finished it in less than 3 days.