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Read this in two days. Easy and enjoyable read. People’s criticisms of this memoir are well-founded; it’s biased. The author’s time in Austria was entertaining to read because it did fulfill the fanciful dreams of independence most youth have, American-Americans (not only something-American, specifically Pakistani-American like myself) included. But it also captured the dreadfulness of it. And then the internal conflict she feels coming back to Iran and everything is very real. I think then we can get more reflection and nuance on the part of the author, but I think there could have been more, especially on the time of her youth. But I guess it is odd to ask an author to have seemingly reflected more on their life than they chose to express. Definitely an interesting book.

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5.0

Persepolis is the first graphic novel that I ever read. It instantly captivated me. Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her youth in Iran and how the political and religious climate effected her and her family.

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emotional informative relaxing medium-paced

This was an incredible graphic novel. Highly recommend.

Disclaimer: I do not rate memoirs.

matcarrot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

2.25

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My friend borrowed it.

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3.0

I was very confused and lost most of the time at the beginning when Satrapi was describing the revolution in Iran. I don't have the proper content knowledge to fully understand the martyrs, takeovers, and rebellions. However, I do feel like I've learned more about the restrictions placed on women and the people in the Middle East. I became increasingly frustrated with the amount of rules applied directly to women and the obvious contradictions between the rules and expectations. I wouldn't label myself a feminist, but I do believe in equality for all persons. The scare tactics used based on clothing alone would clearly derail any independent, free-thinking woman to cower to an extent.

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