khmer rouge – Cannonball Read 17

You have a funny way of calling me Brother

Vann Nath: Painting the Khmer Rouge by Matteo Mastragostino

August 3, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Vann Nath: Painting the Khmer Rouge is a book you cannot rate. There are many pieces that come together to make my opinion and my feelings about it. Matteo Mastragostino made a biographical graphic novel about one man and the torture he faced that was a gut punch, smack upside the head and a heart wrenching horrific, wonderful, piece of art. My rating of a four comes from a five for historical awareness. A five for tearing at heart strings. A one for the ugliness […]

One Woman Holds a Torch for the Three Women Who Kicked Down the Door to War

You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker

January 31, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

My master’s adviser at the University of Washington had rejected my thesis on the Bangladesh War of Independence after I refused to sleep with him. He said the one was not related to the other but would welcome having an affair if I changed my mind. That infuriating fact introduces us to Elizabeth Becker. Becker is no stranger to reporting; she has covered revolution, war, and genocide all over the world. She has won many prizes for her work, including (but not limited to the) […]

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