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I wanted to like this collection, I really did. But I was disappointed by the insufferable self-absorption and privilege on display in most of these stories. For many of the writers, Partition seems to be a vague source of angst and the other side is a focus of dimly understood nostalgia. If Partition had not happened, these writers muse, perhaps their marriage prospects would have been enhanced and they would have more vacation destinations on which to expend their disposable incomes. Sprinkle
Stories on displacement? Maybe. In graphic novel form? Well of course! This is a splendid collection put together by Viswajyoti Ghosh narrating the stories of Partition, on the eastern as well as western flanks of the country. And I'll admit that I would never have come across such storehouses of talent had it not been for this collection. With wacky as well as simple illustrations and letterings, the stories deliver their message brilliantly.
A must read for everyone. Besides the graphics being beautiful, the stories are thought-provoking, heart-wrenching and eye-opening. For example I knew very little about what happened in Bangladesh post-Partition.
Nice and insightful. Some stories were very beautiful. The best part about this book was the confluence of people from different fields sharing the same topic of the partition. A take from this side and people from that side.
The work of graphics in a graphic novel should be to assist in telling the story. The artwork should flow so smoothly that the reader is left wondering whether it would have been possible to do so in any other medium. An example would be the works of Joe Sacco, where the graphics and the story complement each other to such an extent that it becomes impossible to think of one without the other. This quality is, unfortunately, missing from 'This Side, That Side'. While the artwork is beautiful in
