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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Review of "Persepolis"
I liked this second part even more than the first, probably because it was easier for me to connect with her experience as she got older. This is a story of life-shaping challenges--alienation, defining identity, finding purpose, sacrifice--all compounded by a homeland torn apart by war and fundamentalism. My heart goes out to the author, and anyone else who empathizes with the heartache of the young Marjane Satrapi.
I liked this second part even more than the first, probably because it was easier for me to connect with her experience as she got older. This is a story of life-shaping challenges--alienation, defining identity, finding purpose, sacrifice--all compounded by a homeland torn apart by war and fundamentalism. My heart goes out to the author, and anyone else who empathizes with the heartache of the young Marjane Satrapi.
I enjoyed this book a little bit better than the first. My suspicion is because it was easier to connect with Marjane, since aspects of her adolescence were things I could more easily relate to. Perhaps not as whimsical as 1, but that makes sense, due to Marjane's age in this second volume. As I expressed about the first book, I felt the choice of graphic novel was a smart vehicle for this memoir and I love that while the styles between the books are instantly recognizable as belonging to the same narrative, book two felt like it was a bit more polished, something you'd expect as time goes on.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
emotional
sad
fast-paced
reflective
sad
fast-paced
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A really raw and interesting story about someone question their cultural identity in the mix of a both a white population that isn't like her childhood, but also coming back as an adult in her country and feeling unable to connect to her culture anymore, being changed by her life in Paris. Really moving and really enjoyable to read.
I plowed through this today in anticipation of the movie, which opens Friday. Although it was a quick read, like the first volume it's not exactly breezy. Fundamentalism is always grim. Most of the time I found Satrapi courageous and strong, but her occasional thoughtlessness was appalling (did she really not understand why turning an innocent man in to the fundamentalists was a bad idea?). I also could have done with fewer anecdotes about her teenage drug use and more about her return to Iran. But these are minor quibbles for a powerful and powerfully told story.