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Rudi asked me what I thought of Persepolis, and I had a hard time formulating an answer. Don’t get me wrong. These two graphic novels (Persepolis and Persepolis 2 are combined into one longer book) are good. But I think my problem with them lies less with the story and more with the graphic novel format itself. I am an immersion reader, surfacing for air only periodically from novels I love. But graphic novels don’t put me squarely into a character’s brain, at least not in the same way. So I’m j
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I gobbled this one up like a lemonade on a hot summer day! Absolutely riveting. Loved the illustrations and the beautiful way in which the author decided to tell us her story. Given the subject matter and how heavy it could get, I felt she choose a very effective medium to get her point across. Do read this one!
Persepolis is an artfully crafted graphic novel/memoir of a woman's life growing up in Iran, escaping to Austria to continue a liberal education, and then returning to Iran as an adult and readjusting to the reality of life as a woman living in a conservative regime. The tragedies of wartime in Iran are told honestly and offset with stories of rebellion, humor, and love. Marjane Satrapi shows us how to falter, learn, and continue to strive for happiness, equality and personal knowledge. This sto
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Mar 29, 2008
Heather
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Jul 24, 2014
Jenny
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Dec 29, 2016
Lynne
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Chinoiseries
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