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chuskeyreads's review against another edition
3.0
Even after 20 years, I leaned something new about the events of 9/11. I thought this was a much more enjoyable method of getting the information from the 9/11 Report. The illustrations were compelling and very well done. While I enjoyed the graphics, I thought there was way too many cels on each page, which made the text difficult to follow. For a student who was either very young or not even born at the time of 9/11, the text is a bit too technical and terse to convey the entire scope of the tragedy.
4saradouglas's review against another edition
3.0
September 11th, 2001 is a day we are all likely to remember, but do we really know all of the facts about the event itself and the events that led up to it? Jacobson and Colon have put together this graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Report to make it more accessible to those who are unwilling or unable to read the much longer and much denser official 9/11 Report. Without taking away any of the seriousness or complexity of the events of 9/11, this book is a good option for teens who want to know more.
This novel was very successful in its quest to make the 9/11 Report more accessible to all readers. It is a quick, but certainly not a light read. My only complaint was that I had trouble following the book at times because of the comic formatting. For those who often read comics, I am sure this would have not been an issue.
This novel was very successful in its quest to make the 9/11 Report more accessible to all readers. It is a quick, but certainly not a light read. My only complaint was that I had trouble following the book at times because of the comic formatting. For those who often read comics, I am sure this would have not been an issue.
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
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I am a pretty educated human being, or at least I try to be, but I remember that when 9/11 happened (I was a sophomore in college), I was completely shocked by what had happened. I cried and I saw many others cry in the days and weeks following this tragedy. And we are in Orlando, FL not being directly affected by the death and destruction. However, I think all Americans felt threatened by the attack that was so blatantly made to just kill and scare. And it worked.
Lots of questions were asked after the attack and as I tried to keep up with the news, between the impending war and the facts leading up to the attack, I was confused and conflicted. I don't think this confusion has ever subsided and I find myself crying whenever I read, watch or hear about 9/11 in any sort of depth. Many of the questions were answered in the 9/11 Report that was written by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, but at a lengthy 571 pages it was only through the media that many of us received any information. The problem is, that in our day and age, all media is bias in some respect. Every single outlet had to pick and choose what they were going to report out of this tremendously large book of findings. This meant that for many years a large majority of the public did not adequately understand the 9/11 Report. Hence the beauty of this graphic novel.
Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon's graphic adaptation of the Final 9/11 Report takes all of this information, condenses it (but doesn't seem to eliminate) and lays it all out for us to see/read. It is endorsed by the 9/11 Commission and finally allows the 9/11 report to be shared with a much wider audience.
I am a pretty educated human being, or at least I try to be, but I remember that when 9/11 happened (I was a sophomore in college), I was completely shocked by what had happened. I cried and I saw many others cry in the days and weeks following this tragedy. And we are in Orlando, FL not being directly affected by the death and destruction. However, I think all Americans felt threatened by the attack that was so blatantly made to just kill and scare. And it worked.
Lots of questions were asked after the attack and as I tried to keep up with the news, between the impending war and the facts leading up to the attack, I was confused and conflicted. I don't think this confusion has ever subsided and I find myself crying whenever I read, watch or hear about 9/11 in any sort of depth. Many of the questions were answered in the 9/11 Report that was written by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, but at a lengthy 571 pages it was only through the media that many of us received any information. The problem is, that in our day and age, all media is bias in some respect. Every single outlet had to pick and choose what they were going to report out of this tremendously large book of findings. This meant that for many years a large majority of the public did not adequately understand the 9/11 Report. Hence the beauty of this graphic novel.
Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon's graphic adaptation of the Final 9/11 Report takes all of this information, condenses it (but doesn't seem to eliminate) and lays it all out for us to see/read. It is endorsed by the 9/11 Commission and finally allows the 9/11 report to be shared with a much wider audience.
cdbaker's review against another edition
4.0
I was impressed with the fact that the 9/11 report has been turned into a graphic novel (so has the torture report, which is also on my reading list). I may use this in a future class.
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
4.0
Really quite an excellent and accessible interpretation.
jemmania's review against another edition
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
To those who criticize this book for being "wordy", "dense" or "boring", I am not sure what you were expecting when you picked up a graphic adaptation of a 585 page government report. This book does what it advertises, and I will say that I definitely absorbed more information having read this than I would have reading the full report.
erinlynn1989's review against another edition
3.0
While it was interesting to see 9/11 and the events leading up to it written in graphic form, I found it a bit stuffy, even with all the images. I also felt like many of the images were trying not to look "fluffy," but it just didn't seem serious.
It would be a good book for younger people to read and learn about 9/11, but if it wasn't for a class, I would have never opened this book.
It would be a good book for younger people to read and learn about 9/11, but if it wasn't for a class, I would have never opened this book.
jhpages's review against another edition
3.0
This book was very interesting. I'm new to Graphic Novels and didn't realize there were some non-fiction ones. I would never sit down and read the full 9/11 Commission report but this was a nice summary - even if written in an unfamiliar format. I did find myself struggling to keep everything straight and while the Graphic format was a part of this I really believe that most of my confusion is a reflection of the actual confusion surrounding 9/11 and preceding events. This was a great way to hear the conclusions of the Commission as well as their recommendations. History/Govt teachers: have your students read this!!