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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Persepolis Vol 1 & 2 are landmarks in the comic genre - it's a memoir/coming of age story, but under different circumstances.
Marjane was raised in Iran when it was being modernised: western music and clothes made an appearance and was becoming a hip and trendy place, by 1980 the revolution took place and more fundamental ideas crept in society, then the sanctions, imprisonments and so on.
Satrapi observes this change and her shock at the gruesome events that unfold in front of her. Finally her parents decide to send her to a boarding school in Zurich and part one ends there.
In the second volume of the comic, Satrapi writes about European culture and how she battled with the usual trials of adolescence and being a foreigner. Eventually she does return to Iran and finds herself battling conservative ideas with her more European ones.
Persepolis is brilliant. Satrapi's simple, yet expressive drawings convey a lot of meaning and I like her observations of the terror that is going around her, at first it is naive then as Satrapi grows older her perceptions mature as well. At times it is funny but there's tragedy as well but Satrapi holds back so that the comic does not turn into a bloodbath so what you've got is a two volume work dealing with politics, feelings and a quest for freedom.
Marjane was raised in Iran when it was being modernised: western music and clothes made an appearance and was becoming a hip and trendy place, by 1980 the revolution took place and more fundamental ideas crept in society, then the sanctions, imprisonments and so on.
Satrapi observes this change and her shock at the gruesome events that unfold in front of her. Finally her parents decide to send her to a boarding school in Zurich and part one ends there.
In the second volume of the comic, Satrapi writes about European culture and how she battled with the usual trials of adolescence and being a foreigner. Eventually she does return to Iran and finds herself battling conservative ideas with her more European ones.
Persepolis is brilliant. Satrapi's simple, yet expressive drawings convey a lot of meaning and I like her observations of the terror that is going around her, at first it is naive then as Satrapi grows older her perceptions mature as well. At times it is funny but there's tragedy as well but Satrapi holds back so that the comic does not turn into a bloodbath so what you've got is a two volume work dealing with politics, feelings and a quest for freedom.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
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.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
witty and sad, Marjane's second Persepolis is a look at the harsh reality many people had to face during the uncertain times she went through. Persepolis 2 is more about Marjane growing up than the Iranian revolution and I was fine with that! Looking through Marjane's eyes and seeing her grow without her parents was ROUGH. She was truly a strong young woman because I do not know if I would have made it. The artwork was beautiful and really brought the story together.
"The regime understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself:
'Are my trousers long enough?'
'Is my veil in place?'
'Can my makeup be seen?'
'Are they going to whip me?'
no longer asks herself:
'Where is my freedom of thought?'
'Where is my freedom of speech?'
'My life, is it livable?'
'What's going on in the political prisons?'"
'Are my trousers long enough?'
'Is my veil in place?'
'Can my makeup be seen?'
'Are they going to whip me?'
no longer asks herself:
'Where is my freedom of thought?'
'Where is my freedom of speech?'
'My life, is it livable?'
'What's going on in the political prisons?'"
i related immensely to so many aspects of marji’s story
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
It feels kind of wrong to say this because it's about a real person, but I liked Marjane better as a kid. This one was less funny and less informative.
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
After such a great, two-part story, the ending felt so abrupt, and not just in a well-life-is-abrput way. But it would kill me to give this book 4 stars since I loved the rest so much.