Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Jul 26, 2007 Lacey Louwagie rated it really liked it

Shelves: graphicnovels

Another graphic memoir, this one about the Islamic Revolution in Iran in the 80s. A look at the complicated politics of the middle east through the eyes of a child who lived it, which makes it digestible -- we get the pieces in "child-size" doses, but what is happening is not child-sized at all. We watch Marjane go through the regular rigors of coming of age even as the world around her changes and her family needs to go further and further underground as the government gets more and more oppres ...more

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Nov 09, 2007 Kecia rated it really liked it

Shelves: graphic-novels, islamic-world, iran

Wow! What an amazing book. I wasn't too sure about the graphic novel format but it works for this story. The politics of a society as old as Iran/Persia is not as simple as black and white...and yet, in black and white, through the eyes of a young girl we are given a better understanding of Iranian life and politics.

I read it in about an hour and half and then passed it on to my neighbor who is a professor of history/gender and women studies. I'm looking forward to her take on the story.

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Jan 26, 2008 Kristen rated it really liked it

This was my second stab at a graphic novel (and a book club pick), and it was surprisingly moving. I felt like the graphic novel medium was, at times, more impactful than if she simply wrote out her experiences about growing up in Iran in the 1980s. Illuminating and really educational for me, since my knowledge of Iraninan history is admittedly limited. A quick and worthwhile read.

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Jun 22, 2008 Kate rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction

I loved Persepolis! What a wonderful and informative story!

Check out my "found poem" on my blog, "Poetics":
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