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A review by kurdish_israa
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
5.0
Part 2 of the memoir is by far my favorite to read. It is raw, honest, and it double messes with my feelings because it is a true story.
In this part we see the adolescence of the main character (the author) as she navigates a European country alone without her parents who are still living in Iran. I cannot fathom how much she went through it and I don’t wish for anyone to suffer like Marjane did. But because of all that, she became a stronger individual.
There wasn’t as much historical events as there was with part one but there were some. Like the aftermath of the war between Iran and Iraq, and the beginning of the war between Iraq and Kuwait.
I was pleasantly surprised by the representation of mental illness. Trigger warning for depression and suicidal behavior if you are not able to handle that (especially since it’s in graphic novel form and therefore you actually see those things).
She has been in relationships and I hope that whoever the author is with now (or not with anyone), I do hope that she is happy.
The ending was bittersweet I must say and although this is the end of the graphic novel, I find myself wanting to know more about what happens but I don’t think that will happen and even so, I do hope she is happy as an individual and an author!!!!
Overall, I really did love this one more than the first and highly recommend checking these amazing duology!!!
In this part we see the adolescence of the main character (the author) as she navigates a European country alone without her parents who are still living in Iran. I cannot fathom how much she went through it and I don’t wish for anyone to suffer like Marjane did. But because of all that, she became a stronger individual.
There wasn’t as much historical events as there was with part one but there were some. Like the aftermath of the war between Iran and Iraq, and the beginning of the war between Iraq and Kuwait.
I was pleasantly surprised by the representation of mental illness. Trigger warning for depression and suicidal behavior if you are not able to handle that (especially since it’s in graphic novel form and therefore you actually see those things).
She has been in relationships and I hope that whoever the author is with now (or not with anyone), I do hope that she is happy.
The ending was bittersweet I must say and although this is the end of the graphic novel, I find myself wanting to know more about what happens but I don’t think that will happen and even so, I do hope she is happy as an individual and an author!!!!
Overall, I really did love this one more than the first and highly recommend checking these amazing duology!!!