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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi
Disappointed to not love this highly acclaimed book. I re-read the first one to be fresh for this, and once again, my expectations were just too high. It was an interesting story, and it certainly illuminated some things about Iranian culture and history, but. Ugh, an autobiography is so hard to review. Marjane was not likable or relatable for me, her troubles in Austria were entirely of her own making—she was homeless for a couple of months because she just decided to be homeless? And then she believed she deserved pity for that very difficult time?
It’s either a failure of personality or of storytelling...I’m sure there’s more to be said about what the war and leaving her family as a young teenager did to her, but I didn’t think it was conveyed well enough. Maybe the graphic novel format let me down, maybe it’s because I don’t have enough practice reading them, but I didn’t find a lot to like in these books. I’m disappointed.
It’s either a failure of personality or of storytelling...I’m sure there’s more to be said about what the war and leaving her family as a young teenager did to her, but I didn’t think it was conveyed well enough. Maybe the graphic novel format let me down, maybe it’s because I don’t have enough practice reading them, but I didn’t find a lot to like in these books. I’m disappointed.