A review by cdjdhj
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

3.0

I decided to read this after it was added to a World Lit reading list at the school where I teach English. It is an autobiographical graphic novel about the author's experiences growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution from about 1979 to 1984. I recall the events of the Iranian Revolution, especially the takeover the American Embassy in Teheran in 1979 so I did find this story interesting and I learned something of this historical time period. I am not a huge graphic novel fan however, and probably would have just preferred a non-fiction history book or autobiography. I doubt I'll read part II of the book, although I might, since it would be interesting to find out what happened to the author in adulthood.