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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
I loved both these books even though I didn’t previously consider myself a graphic novel fan (I might finally have been converted). The art is so distinctive and her life story is one I feel so lucky to have read. 4 instead of 5 stars on because I felt like sometimes she skipped around or made leaps that were disjointed or confusing (including a super abrupt ending). But, I do really hope she writes more. If I could start reading #3 immediately I would!
Strangely, perhaps, I think I enjoyed this more than the first. This second volume picks up where the first left off: Marjane is going to be leaving Iran and going to Vienna to study, without her parents. This book follows her from age 14 through her early 20s, and covers a lot of ground. From being on her own, essentially, to trying to make friends and her place in the world (and to find herself), from bad/not so great choices to a fresh start, and a lot more. Basically, this one deals less with the Revolution, and more with Marjane herself. In this book, she goes from the child being shaped by her parents and her surroundings to a young woman taking what she already knows and believes in, then adding to it from the things she learns on her own.
I read this one a bit faster than the first, possibly because it was a little easier for me to relate to Marjane and the things she experienced that are more common to people everywhere, because I remember more clearly what it was like to be a teenager and what my early 20s were like. Obviously my experience in the US was very different from her life in general, but there were a few things I did relate to. It was also moving toward events that I don't remember happening (because I was alive, but a toddler), but do remember reading about later.
If her parents were really the way they were depicted in these two books, wow. I loved reading about both of them and the way they brought her up to be her own person, to stand up for what she believed in, to learn, to grow, and to make her own choices (good or bad). One example,as a parent, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to watch your child commit to someone when you know it most likely will not work out, but also knowing that the only way your child can discover that is by marrying that person. Her family was just so supportive of her, and it was beautiful.
This is the kind of story we need to see more of, in the West, because so many people have this idea of what people from any Middle Eastern country are like, and it's usually not very true to life. (I'm basing that entirely on what I've seen/heard from people making blanket judgments about people from the Middle East, versus what real people from those countries share.) I stand by what I said in my review for the first book: these need to be taught in school alongside Anne Frank's diary.
I loved both of these books, and I'm pretty sure I will be buying copies at some point in the somewhat near future.
I read this one a bit faster than the first, possibly because it was a little easier for me to relate to Marjane and the things she experienced that are more common to people everywhere, because I remember more clearly what it was like to be a teenager and what my early 20s were like. Obviously my experience in the US was very different from her life in general, but there were a few things I did relate to. It was also moving toward events that I don't remember happening (because I was alive, but a toddler), but do remember reading about later.
If her parents were really the way they were depicted in these two books, wow. I loved reading about both of them and the way they brought her up to be her own person, to stand up for what she believed in, to learn, to grow, and to make her own choices (good or bad). One example,
This is the kind of story we need to see more of, in the West, because so many people have this idea of what people from any Middle Eastern country are like, and it's usually not very true to life. (I'm basing that entirely on what I've seen/heard from people making blanket judgments about people from the Middle East, versus what real people from those countries share.) I stand by what I said in my review for the first book: these need to be taught in school alongside Anne Frank's diary.
I loved both of these books, and I'm pretty sure I will be buying copies at some point in the somewhat near future.
I liked it, but I didn't find it as interesting as the first volume, even though she went through a great deal during these years. I missed the elements of fantasy that the earlier volume had. However, I still found it very interesting to read about a teenage outsider.
Marjane Satrapi is a genius!
though there are some of her writing that insults everyone, and mostly Islam, I still really like the way she wrote everything down.
I think many people can learn so much from this
though there are some of her writing that insults everyone, and mostly Islam, I still really like the way she wrote everything down.
I think many people can learn so much from this
I liked this sequel even more than the first Persepolis. In this graphic novel, Satrapi deals with more complex issues and emotions - of living with dual identities, effective rebellion, working within the system, and more. A wonderful window into life in a foreign country.
Hat mir besser gefallen, als der erste Teil! (Und den ersten Teil mochte ich ja auch schon.)
Satrapi schafft es, den Leser wirklich mit sich mit auf diese Reise der Selbstfindung zu nehmen, man versteht ihre Isolation, man versteht, weshalb sie niemanden davon erzählen will. Auch wo sie das Ende gesetzt hat hat mir gefallen. Alles in allem, eine wirkliche Empfehlung!
Satrapi schafft es, den Leser wirklich mit sich mit auf diese Reise der Selbstfindung zu nehmen, man versteht ihre Isolation, man versteht, weshalb sie niemanden davon erzählen will. Auch wo sie das Ende gesetzt hat hat mir gefallen. Alles in allem, eine wirkliche Empfehlung!
Loved. If you haven't read these, do yourself a favor and get them from the library immediately. I did enjoy the first book a little more, but I read this one equally quickly.
all my thoughts on this book are basically the same as for the first volume. very charming, interesting, and this time around filled with teenage adventures in vienna. i did prefer the first volume over this one though
star rating: 3.75
percentage: 75%
star rating: 3.75
percentage: 75%
