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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This was a great sequal to the first Persepolis. I don't think it was quite as impactful to me as the first and there was a sentence in there about Arab people that I thought could be a little insensitive. I do think overall it did what it sought out to do and was a great memoir about her life as a young adult living in Europe as Iranian and later coming back to Iran after the war. I definitely learned a lot and enjoyed her unique perspective.
emotional
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fast-paced
Only 4 stars because I liked better the first one of the series (I really adore Marjane as a child). Something I want to highlight about this graphic novel is that its characters are believable, they have good traits but they also have their flaws and that's something that makes them look very human.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
I really like that this a stronger story for being told in graphic form (in particular the use of clothes and the various portrayals of wearing the veil were fascinating and effective) than if it had been a simple memoir.
I also noticed that characters that would require much more screen time in a memoir or novel (such as the grandmother) can be featured in just a few panels and through drawing, brief exposition and dialogue really come to life.
Very good. I'm glad I found it on the shelves of my local library -- I was perusing the graphic novel/comics section and just not seeing anything that interested me until I found this. I'll have to track down the first one.
I also noticed that characters that would require much more screen time in a memoir or novel (such as the grandmother) can be featured in just a few panels and through drawing, brief exposition and dialogue really come to life.
Very good. I'm glad I found it on the shelves of my local library -- I was perusing the graphic novel/comics section and just not seeing anything that interested me until I found this. I'll have to track down the first one.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This is both the story of growing up in Iran during the revolution and a universal story.
Many aspects of growing up and finding your true self are universal. But Satrapi was between two different worlds. She was raised in a liberal family in Iran so she didn't fit in the the religious extremists who took control of the country. But she was also an outsider in Europe because she wasn't European enough. She was adrift and trying to find where she belonged. I think that is something that most of us can identify with and that is why Persepolis is so popular. The books also give us a real face and a real person from Iran instead of the stereotypes that we are fed by the media.
Good book.
Many aspects of growing up and finding your true self are universal. But Satrapi was between two different worlds. She was raised in a liberal family in Iran so she didn't fit in the the religious extremists who took control of the country. But she was also an outsider in Europe because she wasn't European enough. She was adrift and trying to find where she belonged. I think that is something that most of us can identify with and that is why Persepolis is so popular. The books also give us a real face and a real person from Iran instead of the stereotypes that we are fed by the media.
Good book.
Graded By: Alix
Cover Story: No Shame
BFF Charm: YAY! Wait Maybe? Okay Yay Again!
Swoonworthy Scale: 2
Talky Talk: Artful
Bonus Factors: Revolution, Memoir, Kickass Gram
Relationship Status: Cool Older Sister
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Cover Story: No Shame
BFF Charm: YAY! Wait Maybe? Okay Yay Again!
Swoonworthy Scale: 2
Talky Talk: Artful
Bonus Factors: Revolution, Memoir, Kickass Gram
Relationship Status: Cool Older Sister
Read the full book report here.
Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.
Satrapi goes from knowing precisely what her roots are to becoming the unwanted immigrant, and then returning to a country vastly different from the one she left. Sweet, morbidly funny, heartbreaking, with a fitting symmetry to its ending. A true coming of age story, believable again because of its subjectivity. Reading this with the knowledge of the current status of the author is deeply satisfying.
Again, I am kicking myself. This time, for not immediately reading this part of Persepolis. This was wonderful.
I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed the first. Satrapi brings complete life to her friends and family and the people who were mere footnotes on her life. I loved the art, I loved the language used and by extension I loved the translation, and I love the complete honesty she uses within the context of talking about her life. This manages to be emotional and have a sense of humour and to give me a taste of what it's like to have lived in that place and time.
I loved seeing Marji grow from the spunky kid in the first part to a mature young woman. It was a joy to see how she made it through those years. While not always a perfect person, I always cheered for her.
It once gave me a thirst for more knowledge of the middle east, something I lack.
I enjoyed both parts of Persepolis and I would recommend this to anyone.
I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed the first. Satrapi brings complete life to her friends and family and the people who were mere footnotes on her life. I loved the art, I loved the language used and by extension I loved the translation, and I love the complete honesty she uses within the context of talking about her life. This manages to be emotional and have a sense of humour and to give me a taste of what it's like to have lived in that place and time.
I loved seeing Marji grow from the spunky kid in the first part to a mature young woman. It was a joy to see how she made it through those years. While not always a perfect person, I always cheered for her.
It once gave me a thirst for more knowledge of the middle east, something I lack.
I enjoyed both parts of Persepolis and I would recommend this to anyone.