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zelma 's review for:
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by Marjane Satrapi
This was excellent as well, but I only gave it three stars due to loving only the second half of the book. The story picks right up where Persepolis left off, but I feel like it faltered in trying to cover too much time. Persepolis only covers about two years of Satrapi's childhood; the sequel spans 10. I just don't think the book is able to to truly cover 10 years without loosing something. I also felt like the first few teenage years could have been written by most people (rebellion, drug use, etc.) I didn't get enough of a feel about her experience as an immigrant and then felt like her return to Iran was a bit rushed and glossed over at times. But second section of the book about her reactions to modern-day Iran (and trying to fit in) was quite interesting, and I'd still recommend this overall. It's a nice complement to Persepolis.