Reviews and Comments

DotT must have been one of the first (if not even the first) adventures I ever played on a PC during my primary school years. Much of the humor went over my head at the time (as did a good bit of the puzzles), but the amazing art style and animations convinced a class mate & me to power through, even if we had to brute-force all item/hotspot interactions to make it through.

This book does a great job in capturing the humor and love that went into creating the game, while also presenting the history of its making off!

Saman presents his photographs made in Iraq, alongside quotes from political figures, lists of killed civilians and military personnel, a log from the infamous collateral murder incident — all under chapter headings taken from the code names the US military used for their Iraqi operations.

Beyond the heavy subject matter in itself, this feels like a book that’s very close to home in a weird way. I vividly remember being a teenager in 2003 when the US/UK invaded Iraq and how demonstrating against the war was a big part of my early political socialization.

“Beautiful” but disturbing images make up a deep and engaging visual narrative in this work.