Review of 'The fixer' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I was impressed by Joe Sacco's "Palestine", which is why I read this book.
It is also fascinating, although I found it to be a smaller book, somehow. Joe Sacco tells the story of Neven, a veteran of Sarajevo's civil war. Neven is a Serb who fought against the Serbian Nationalists, and now survives as a "fixer", an insider who connects journalists to the people and places they need for their stories. Neven is the ultimate unreliable narrator, and Sacco plays with this aspect, making you doubt him, and trust him, and doubt him again.
This is a graphic novel, and as usual I find the process of story telling through images compelling. The images are harsh. I learnt a lot about the conflict in Sarajevo. This is not a flattering portrait of humanity.
