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I read this book so young and I loved it
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i had to put this book down at one point because i was in a court waiting for jury duty to start and it was about to make me cry

this has changed my mind a bit on graphic memoirs because i thought i couldn’t connect to them as much as i could with prose, but connect with this i did! i think marjane satrapi is very talented, and i learnt so much about a country and a war i knew barely anything about before 

only critique is that i wasn’t As invested in the second half as i was the first half, but still so excellent  
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While I don’t love graphic novels (I just have a hard time connecting to the story!), this was a great read. I learned a lot Iran’s recent history that I was simply unaware of before. This book called out my own internal biases, which is always uncomfortable and needed. I love the conversations it has inspired, and I hope it keeps me thinking for a long time. All in all, 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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DID NOT FINISH: 24%

Enjoyable enough but was only reading it for college, no longer have the book in my possession