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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi
This book (like Persepolis, the first volume) does a very good job of teaching you about life in Iran before, during, and after the Revolution, and it does so very quickly. You can literally read both Persepolis 2 and Persepolis in one day with lots of time to spare.
This is also why I gave the books four stars. It went by too quickly. There should really only be one Persepolis, and even then, I'd like to see if fleshed out more. This isn't a story that you can get lost in, which is unfortunate because I think it could have been that kind of story.
It's an important read regardless. For years, folks in the US have asked the world to not hate them for the actions of their "leaders," yet many of us have no problem demonizing Iranians for the actions of their "leaders." Reading Persepolis may open a few eyes to the reality of life in Iran, and perhaps it'll help us see that we're more alike than different.
This is also why I gave the books four stars. It went by too quickly. There should really only be one Persepolis, and even then, I'd like to see if fleshed out more. This isn't a story that you can get lost in, which is unfortunate because I think it could have been that kind of story.
It's an important read regardless. For years, folks in the US have asked the world to not hate them for the actions of their "leaders," yet many of us have no problem demonizing Iranians for the actions of their "leaders." Reading Persepolis may open a few eyes to the reality of life in Iran, and perhaps it'll help us see that we're more alike than different.