Strangely, perhaps, I think I enjoyed this more than the first. This second volume picks up where the first left off: Marjane is going to be leaving Iran and going to Vienna to study, without her parents. This book follows her from age 14 through her early 20s, and covers a lot of ground. From being...
In this volume, the war in Iran is over, and after several generally unhappy and difficult years in Austria, Marjane decides to go home. As expected, she struggles with fitting in in Tehran—she did not experience the war years, she must stay covered in public, and women have few rights. But she make...
I was surprised by the number of bad reviews for this. I thought it was great. If you're expecting a basic reiteration of the first book, then you'll be disappointed. The first book was captivating for somewhat different reasons. It told the story of the Islamic Revolution through a child's eyes. Th...
I was awaiting eagerly the possibility to read Persepolis 2: Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi, the second volume of her autobiography in the form of graphic novels.In Persepolis, we left Marjane as she was about to leave Iran for Austria to attend a French secondary school. As Persepolis 2 opens...
Great follow-up to Persepolis, as Marjane spends time in Europe and returns to Iran. Emotional and moving, I felt for her struggles as complemented by her graphic art style.
Didn't move me the way the first part did. I couldn't exactly relate to Marji and her problems. On one hand she grew up into a liberal, headstrong, take-no-shit-from-others kind of woman, while on the other she was insensitive enough to get an innocent man arrested just to protect herself from being...
Not in the end as good as the first one, although this is not Satrapi's fault. The first story had more of a narrative arc, whereas the narrative structure of the second is not so satisfying, but because this is autobiography it is hardly a structural defect that could have been corrected. It is i...
When I decided that it was finally time to get around to reading book two of the Persepolis series I did not think I would end up giving the book only two stars. A sever difference compared to the first book, which I gave four stars and absolutely loved reading.As I was reading Persepolis 2 it becam...
After reading Marjane Satrapi's first novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, I was riveted, and felt as if I was left hanging at the end, wanting to know what happened to this girl who would suddenly be on her own in Europe after her parents sent her out of Iran to safety. Persepolis: The Stor...
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