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I do not recall when I first read this. I know I loved it.
But today: I really, really loved rereading this.
“The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: Are my trousers long enough? Is my veil in place? Can my makeup be seen? Are they going to whip me? No longer asks herself: Where is my freedom of thought? Where is my freedom of speech? My life, is it livable? What’s going on in the political prisons?” (148)
But today: I really, really loved rereading this.
“The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: Are my trousers long enough? Is my veil in place? Can my makeup be seen? Are they going to whip me? No longer asks herself: Where is my freedom of thought? Where is my freedom of speech? My life, is it livable? What’s going on in the political prisons?” (148)
Jul 05, 2007
Lindsay
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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graphicnovels,
biography
Persepolis 1 is cute, and interesting. Persepolis 2 is brilliant, intimate, and poignant. I haven't read many coming-of-age stories that are as honest, heart-wrenching, and funny as this graphic novel.
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Feb 03, 2008
Laura
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
for-class,
comics-graphicnovels
Apr 13, 2019
Renata
marked it as to-read
