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I have been thinking a lot about growing up in two cultures and transitioning from various homes. One of the habits I adopted last year which helped make law school less painful was to read a little every day. If I was feeling cranky about getting out of bed, I would read a few pages to jump start my day. On Wednesday morning, I got up early and decided to read a few pages of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Towards the last few pages of the book, I started crying. By the time I finished, I was so
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I’m slightly embarrassed that this book has been on my to read list for almost 10 years, but extremely thankful that these challenges finally pushed me to read it! This graphic novel alternates between biting humor and gut-twisting realism about the horrors of war and revolution. I’ve always been interested in literature around the Iranian revolution, and this is a must read for that time p ...more
Modern Ms Darcy Challenge 2018: Banned Book
I’m slightly embarrassed that this book has been on my to read list for almost 10 years, but extremely thankful that these challenges finally pushed me to read it! This graphic novel alternates between biting humor and gut-twisting realism about the horrors of war and revolution. I’ve always been interested in literature around the Iranian revolution, and this is a must read for that time p ...more
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Persepolis is the graphic novel memoir of Satrapi’s early life in Iran. It begins when she was about 10 but gets more in depth when she is around 12-14. She takes her readers through the political upheaval and conflicts that took the region from a progressive nation to the fundamentalist regime most of us think of now, all through the eyes of a young girl who lived through it all.
This was an incredible read. I know it’s been out for ages but I only now got around to readin ...more
Persepolis is the graphic novel memoir of Satrapi’s early life in Iran. It begins when she was about 10 but gets more in depth when she is around 12-14. She takes her readers through the political upheaval and conflicts that took the region from a progressive nation to the fundamentalist regime most of us think of now, all through the eyes of a young girl who lived through it all.
This was an incredible read. I know it’s been out for ages but I only now got around to readin ...more
it's nice to have a book that forces me to step out of my life and think about more challenging things.
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Book riot challenge #4: a graphic novel illustrated and written by the same person
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