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A review by shane_the_reading_rat
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
4.5
wow i want to read the sequel to this immediately, this was amazing. i think the simplicity of the black-and-white art and how the people and backgrounds are drawn really makes the impact of events feel much more intense. basically, i love everything about the art in Persepolis.
there are a couple of nitpicks i have— how the chapters (or pseudo-chapters, i guess? they weren’t officially chapters but were distinct sections) felt short and choppy in a bad way, and it was difficult to tell how much time was passing between events —but honestly both of these only affected my reading experience slightly negatively. loved this, very excited to read the next one about Marjane Satrapi’s time in Vienna and her return to Iran.
there are a couple of nitpicks i have— how the chapters (or pseudo-chapters, i guess? they weren’t officially chapters but were distinct sections) felt short and choppy in a bad way, and it was difficult to tell how much time was passing between events —but honestly both of these only affected my reading experience slightly negatively. loved this, very excited to read the next one about Marjane Satrapi’s time in Vienna and her return to Iran.