libbygranger 's review for:

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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In this sequel to Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marjane Satrapi recounts her time spent at boarding school in Vienna, and then her subsequent return to Iran as a teenager. What I liked about the first book – the art style, the narrative voice, the chapter vignettes – was also present in this sequel. But a new theme that was explored in this one was culture shock and immigration. Marjane navigating life in Vienna with new friends and boyfriends and no family, was told with the same nuance and dark humour that I loved in the first book.