Reviews - Persepolis - Eine Kindheit im Iran

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Persepolis - Eine Kindheit im Iran

Marjane Satrapi

4.3 AVERAGE

jacobdums's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

itserin17's review against another edition

4.0

Rating: 4 / 5 stars

'Persepolis' is a graphic novel memoir about the author's childhood and growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. I loved the variety of characters we get introduced to in this story, they are all very unique and different from each other. They really capture the differing outlooks people had during the Islamic Revolution. I loved how such a serious topic is covered through the innocence of a child, she often caught on to things that her parents didn't. Overall, I found this graphic novel to be an amazing original and honest story, with a heartwarming main character that even though she is frustrating at times, is still a very strong, intelligent protagonist.

juliaaa02's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

caitlyn00's review against another edition

5.0

I love this book, and I think everyone should read it!

iamabooknerd's review against another edition

5.0

This is a powerful story based on true events in Iran. Hearing the story from a child's perspective made the voice that much more powerful. There is a great deal of sadness in the story but Satrapi balances it well with humor. Readers will witness different ways innocence can be lost in childhood.