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10 things I learned from this book:
1. Grandmothers are awesome.
2. You might be the descendant of an emperor, you never know.
3. People stand up against oppression in very different ways.
4. "Don't ever forget who you are!"
5. "We can only feel sorry for ourselves if our misfortunes are still supportable...once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it."
6. The Iranian Revolution is one tricky business.
7. "One must educate oneself."
8. People are herd animals.
9. Your ...more
1. Grandmothers are awesome.
2. You might be the descendant of an emperor, you never know.
3. People stand up against oppression in very different ways.
4. "Don't ever forget who you are!"
5. "We can only feel sorry for ourselves if our misfortunes are still supportable...once this limit is crossed, the only way to bear the unbearable is to laugh at it."
6. The Iranian Revolution is one tricky business.
7. "One must educate oneself."
8. People are herd animals.
9. Your ...more
When I first heard about this book, I was really interested in how it sounded - but then to my dismay I found out that it was written as a graphic novel and so I delayed reading it for several years.
How silly of me.
While I'm not about to run out and start buying a supply of graphic novels, I do now have a new appreciation for the genre for imparting social commentary and emotional gravitas. The simplicity of both the images and the text work together to create an introspective tome that might no ...more
How silly of me.
While I'm not about to run out and start buying a supply of graphic novels, I do now have a new appreciation for the genre for imparting social commentary and emotional gravitas. The simplicity of both the images and the text work together to create an introspective tome that might no ...more
Dec 22, 2013
Holly Letson
rated it
did not like it
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I will NOT read this series at all. I do NOT like it.
Aug 16, 2012
Amanda
marked it as to-read
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Jul 01, 2013
Samiha
rated it
it was amazing
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