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Inkspot Fancy
Inkspot Fancy rated it 12 years ago
This was really a good book and I'm glad I read it.In addition to being a history of Iran, of world politics and of shifts in political and social dynamics, it's also the story of a very real person growing up, making mistakes and growing and learning as a person.Our main character is lucky to be su...
Lizreader's Blog
Lizreader's Blog rated it 13 years ago
There are times when faith can be restored. Growing up, people have a lot of thoughts about the things they don't understand. I think what Marjane Satrapi has done is needed. To give her own insights about life in Iran when she grew up and knew. I appreciate her writing this and telling us her story...
narfna
narfna rated it 13 years ago
Fascinating and really well done, but I feel like I don't know enough about the subject matter to fully appreciate what was going on. There were a lot of times that Satrapi just kind of glosses over information and I'm like WHOA, slow down! What is going on? Like not all of her thoughts were complet...
Dreamworld
Dreamworld rated it 13 years ago
Excellent read!
Osho
Osho rated it 17 years ago
Iran.An omnibus including Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return.This is fascinating reading in a week where Iran is conducting missile tests. Like Bechdel's Fun Home, this memoir-in-cartoons begins in the narrator's girlhood and takes the reader through her you...
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