A review by artisticauthor
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

5.0

Satrapi is a force to be reckoned with. As if her childhood wasn't horrific enough, her adolescence was so raw with the terrors of war and humanity. It was a difficult read. I took breaks in between chapters because my empathy couldn't handle it. I was angry. I was horrified. I know very well that things like this have happened to people but seeing it in a graphic novel, a seemingly disjointed vehicle for such a story, hit so hard. It was extremely well done and makes me want to write my mother's story of leaving Romania and her hardships.










Life is too short to be lived badly.

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We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it.

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I finally understood what my grandmother meant. If I wasn't comfortable with myself, I would never be comfortable.

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It's fear that makes us lose our conscience. It's also what transforms us into cowards.