Back when I was still participating in the Popsugar Reading Challenge I was tasked with reading a graphic novel. I had such a great experience reading Maus that I thought another historical account would be equally as good, but I was wrong.
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Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life in a country plagued by political upheaval; of her high school years in Vienna facing the trials of adolescence far from her family; of her homecoming--both sweet and terrible; and, finally, of her self-imposed exile from her beloved homeland. It is the chronicle of a girlhood and adolescence at once outrageous and familiar, a young life entwined with the history of her country yet filled with the universal trials and joys of growing up.
While I did enjoy learning about the Iranian Revolution, I just couldn't get behind the characters. Maus may have been an anomaly because I very much enjoyed that, and this just wasn't my cup of tea.For some reason the main character Marjane, just bothered me. I think it was because she was a child and couldn't quite grasp the seriousness of her countries situation, but I just wanted to shake her most of the time.
I think I deepened my knowledge of the Iranian Revolution because what I did know doesn't go beyond Argo or Shah's of Sunset. I always feel bad giving good books that I just didn't like a bad grade, but I think my final grade is a C. I'm sure there are people out there that really love this book, but I'd be happy to never talk about it again. That's all for now!
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