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I've been meaning to read this for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got around to it!
Persepolis is the story of a piece of Marjane Satrapi's childhood, beginning during the Islamic Revolution in Iran when she was 6 and ending at age 14, when her parents send her away. I really only had the very barest of knowledge about the Islamic Revolution, and the book is eye-opening. Life gets hard for Marjane's family, though admittedly it is not as hard for them as it is very many others. They are luck ...more
Persepolis is the story of a piece of Marjane Satrapi's childhood, beginning during the Islamic Revolution in Iran when she was 6 and ending at age 14, when her parents send her away. I really only had the very barest of knowledge about the Islamic Revolution, and the book is eye-opening. Life gets hard for Marjane's family, though admittedly it is not as hard for them as it is very many others. They are luck ...more
Rereading this for the community book club tomorrow. I had forgotten Satrapi's sense of humor. I really look forward to our discussion and hope lots of people come.
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Jun 27, 2010
Dana Berglund
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This was a great graphic novel about growing up in revolutionary Iran. Marjane learns to fit in, stand out, and stand up in a changing and repressive society. I'm using ideas from other teachers to make this into a unit for my middle schoolers, who can't find Iran on a map but know for sure that Iranians are all terrorists. Hoping to change that.
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Mar 07, 2018
Cat
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Feb 22, 2019
Alaina
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Jul 14, 2023
Brooke Williams
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