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A review by oliviaisgreen
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Despite the Complete Persepolis being a graphic novel, it was really wordy which only slightly helped pace things. So much happened across the pages and it was hard to remember after reading. Despite that, the way Satrapi writes about her life and herself was very intriguing. I found Satrapi was never afraid to show when she was in the wrong or when she made bad choices. I also learned a lot from this book, both about Iran/ Iranians and just about people. My favorite part of this book was seeing how Marji interacted with various groups of people over her teens years in Vienna. The cast of people isn’t quite what I would say is diverse, but nothing seemed stale
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Police brutality