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Loading... Shooting Warby Anthony Lappe
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Anyone interested in politics and the war in Iraq: those agree and those who disagree with Lappe’s politics (of which he does not hide his anti-war bias), will find something to think about in this charged tale filled with black humor and daring illustrations by artist Dan Goldman.  YAlit | Apr 29, 2009 |  Written as a commentary on the present and future of journalism, this near-future graphic novel explores a videoblogger's experiences in Iraq. The book began as a webcomic. It's interesting to compare the web-based version with the print version. Both combine some interesting visual elements combining ink drawings with digital photographs and other images. Intended for mature readers (ages 16+), the comic format is filled with violence and profanity to make its point. (  ) eduscapes | Jan 27, 2008 | Read by Lacey, Spring 2007: "This graphic novel is explicit and vulgar in nature and suggested audience should be from 15 years of age and older. This novel is about Jimmy Burns, a reporter who is asked to go and find out things that are going on in Baghdad. Directly from their website comes this plot introduction: "The year is 2011, and Jimmy Burns, a young anti-corporate blogger has just seen his Williamsburg apartment blown to bits by yet another terrorist attack on New York City. He's recorded the gruesome scene on his videoblog camera footage Burns beams live to a freaked-out world and that makes him an overnight media sensation. Exploited by his own network (Global News: Your home for 24-hour terror coverage), enraged by the terrorists, and determined to tell the American people the truth, Burns takes off for Iraq to get the real story of a war that's been raging for more than eight years." I wouldn't suggest this book for students in middle school or early high school, but late high school (11-12th grade) would be ok. I think that it is important to note that if I were to teach, this wouldn't be in my teaching plans whatsoever. As far as a teaching set, probably anything having to do with current events or history and how it repeats itself. " educ318 | Jan 10, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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