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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
While I admit to occasionally losing track of who was who, it was an incredibly emotional journey for this little girl in revolutionary Iran. There was so much evil and trauma, and she told it in such a lyrical and engaging way. I can’t wait to read book 2.
emotional
Beautiful graphic novel.
Tragic story; I have to read the 2nd.
I had thought I had read this, but didn't ... maybe I did but didn't note it.
Book club selection for Village Banned Book Club - perfect
Anyway, the times surrounding a reading play a factor. I read this 2025, TRump 47 times,
so that tempered the read...
I enjoyed the chapter title graphics. I thought the title "Iron" was odd, until the way was revealed.
There were a number of times I had to close my eyes.
Marj was a spunky girl with interesting ancestors. What a challenging time for her to come of age in
and for her radical family.
Because this was a graphic novel and I'm a 'slow' reader, I bought my own copy, plus I could dog-ear pages. Page 42 had a penciled note: "She uses the WHOLE page to show how big the celebration was instead of one or two boxes" This was a good observation...I noted it when there were other full page images.
One note I didn't understand in "The Trip". On pages 73,74,75 and 76 was TEMPTATION.
Tragic story; I have to read the 2nd.
I had thought I had read this, but didn't ... maybe I did but didn't note it.
Book club selection for Village Banned Book Club - perfect
Anyway, the times surrounding a reading play a factor. I read this 2025, TRump 47 times,
so that tempered the read...
I enjoyed the chapter title graphics. I thought the title "Iron" was odd, until the way was revealed.
There were a number of times I had to close my eyes.
Marj was a spunky girl with interesting ancestors. What a challenging time for her to come of age in
and for her radical family.
Because this was a graphic novel and I'm a 'slow' reader, I bought my own copy, plus I could dog-ear pages. Page 42 had a penciled note: "She uses the WHOLE page to show how big the celebration was instead of one or two boxes" This was a good observation...I noted it when there were other full page images.
One note I didn't understand in "The Trip". On pages 73,74,75 and 76 was TEMPTATION.
challenging
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emotional
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fast-paced
I remember watching this animated movie a long time ago. I believe I was in middle school but it could've been even earlier than that. I had a tendency to cry at pretty much any movie (I mean I cried during all installments of The Terminator [except the third one]). All I could remember about the animated film was the drawing style and how much I cried during it.
When I was walking through B&N many years later, I found Persepolis on one of the tables that exclaimed the "most moving autobiographies" (or something similar). The drawing style is what first caught my eye and I recalled the movie I had watched so long ago in class. While I didn't remember much about the story itself, I knew how I had felt about it. Immediately I bought it and have finally read it.
This is what I love about books, movies, and art. The sharing of stories and insights into worlds I would never be able to experience. Persepolis is simply a short story of a girl growing up in Iran during the 1980's. And it's an autobiography giving the novel its authenticity.
Whether you enjoy comics or animated features, Persepolis needs and should be heard. Watch it or read it but consume it somehow.
When I was walking through B&N many years later, I found Persepolis on one of the tables that exclaimed the "most moving autobiographies" (or something similar). The drawing style is what first caught my eye and I recalled the movie I had watched so long ago in class. While I didn't remember much about the story itself, I knew how I had felt about it. Immediately I bought it and have finally read it.
This is what I love about books, movies, and art. The sharing of stories and insights into worlds I would never be able to experience. Persepolis is simply a short story of a girl growing up in Iran during the 1980's. And it's an autobiography giving the novel its authenticity.
Whether you enjoy comics or animated features, Persepolis needs and should be heard. Watch it or read it but consume it somehow.
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Awesome graphic novel! Quite informative as well as personal!
Although Satrapi has a very simple illustrative style, the biggest mistake a reader could make would be considering it unsubstantial. The choice to portray her past world and life in Iran in drawings that are only in B/W and with no shading is just that: An intentional choice. Consider the fact that this memoir is about childhood experience and memory under the thumb of governmental oppression. The drawings have a childlike air about them, which Satrapi is using to further this childlike memory space. This is the beauty of graphic novels; although they are not my favorite type of lit, they can provide visual layers beyond most of what any prose could achieve.
The story itself is also important. If you are confused about Iran and its fundamentalist present and past, this would be a useful text for you.
The story itself is also important. If you are confused about Iran and its fundamentalist present and past, this would be a useful text for you.
The first half of Satrapi's retelling of her childhood growing up during the Islamic revolution. The starkness of her story pair well with the black-and-white drawings, and at times, add to the comic-y humor that lightens the tone. Though I haven't yet seen the movie, it seems like that translates well onto the screen.
There is an obvious reoccurring theme of death, which builds and builds throughout the plot. It starts with relatives of friends, distant associates, and other lesser known victims, and builds to greater forces. This cements itself well at the end when (view spoiler). Everything is very personal and very serious, especially for an almost teen who is still trying to make sense of what the government, her school, her parents say and how it all fits together.
There are very teenagerish moments in the book, such as when Satrapi compares her mother to a dictator. It is a good reminder that though she stays strong through protests, house searches, and bomb threats, she is still a child. We learn with her as she struggles to understand the government's decisions and how she and her family are treated as citizens.
Overall, I thought this was well done, and I look forward to reading the next installment.
There is an obvious reoccurring theme of death, which builds and builds throughout the plot. It starts with relatives of friends, distant associates, and other lesser known victims, and builds to greater forces. This cements itself well at the end when (view spoiler). Everything is very personal and very serious, especially for an almost teen who is still trying to make sense of what the government, her school, her parents say and how it all fits together.
There are very teenagerish moments in the book, such as when Satrapi compares her mother to a dictator. It is a good reminder that though she stays strong through protests, house searches, and bomb threats, she is still a child. We learn with her as she struggles to understand the government's decisions and how she and her family are treated as citizens.
Overall, I thought this was well done, and I look forward to reading the next installment.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced