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. Photo Credit: Goodreads 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...