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My daughters have recently been very into reading comics, so I make a stop in the non-fiction area of the library on each trip to check out a new volume of the Complete Peanuts for them to read (along with Far Side and Calvin & Hobbes). On my most recent trip, I found something for me on the shelf: Persepolis. I knew little about it - only that I'd heard it was a graphic novel worth reading. With daughters in tow, I didn't even take time to read the flap of the book. I just checked it out and th
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Glad I saw Brennan had read this. I have been meaning to read this for awhile and her list jogged my memory. I'm generally not a fan of graphic novels. I like more characterization and detail. But this was very informative. I'm on to Persepolis 2.
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Jan 04, 2011
Jessica
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Jun 13, 2014
Laura Watkins
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it was amazing
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Aug 07, 2014
Ashley Holstrom
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really liked it
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Sep 15, 2015
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Oct 01, 2015
Tiffany
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Cassandra Moore
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