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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
The sequel to Persepolis is every bit as insightful, clever and touching as the first - and yet as Marjane matures, so the content becomes more so. Proceed with caution if you like your books clean!
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I really enjoyed reading Persepolis 1 and 2. The Islamic Revolution was touched on briefly in one high school history class, but other than that I didn't know too much about the history of Iran and the Middle East. Not only were these books educational, it's a wonderful story of an ordinary girl and her perseverance in the face of many adversities: political, social, and educational oppression, living in a war-zone, the deaths of friends and loved ones, isolation and being separated from family, trying to fit in, culture shock, and finding and losing love. What resonated with me the most are the parallels between 1980s Iran and present day United States and the political climate here. There is a lot we can learn from history if we bother to read.
After feeling disappointed after reading Persepolis I decided to go ahead and try the second book just to see if it got any better. While the flow of the story improved the actual storyline did not. Marjane makes mistake after mistake in this part of her life without seeming to learn anything from those mistakes. Her parents do everything for her and it seems to have made Marjane rather spoiled. She makes herself out to be a selfish girl trying to find her place in the world and there was seemingly no actual point to the book.
I also had a hard time with her choice of art style, it says that she studied art/graphic design yet her art was quite terrible and not interesting to look at.
Unfortunately the humor in this book was also a let down, nothing made me laugh, rather any jokes in the novel made me feel bad for her life or just didn’t seem to fit with anything else going on.
I also had a hard time with her choice of art style, it says that she studied art/graphic design yet her art was quite terrible and not interesting to look at.
Unfortunately the humor in this book was also a let down, nothing made me laugh, rather any jokes in the novel made me feel bad for her life or just didn’t seem to fit with anything else going on.
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relaxing
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funny
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Although I didn't like this one as much as the first, it was still thought provoking and amazing. Here is my full review.
I enjoyed this as much as the first part of the memoir.