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This is an excellent culmination of four volumes of the graphic novel, Persepolis. One good quote from it is "When we are afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear as always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression (p302)."
A fitting end to a great BD! Iranians from the 60s broadened my views.Une fin approprié pour la BD génial! Les iraniens des années 60s ont enrichi mon esprit.
Oh God. What a series! I read it all in one go and it blew me away it was just so interesting and funny at times but with a very dark background. Just absolutely amazing
Wow Persepolis was such a powerfull story that everyone should read. It's nice to see her grow through the books and see the perspective of a child from the iranien war and the after of it.
Incredible. There really isn't much I could say that would do justice to this story. It's one of war and oppression, and of the terrors of those years. So much damage caused by religion and politics. And in the middle of it, children grow up having the same problems they would have had in any other part of the world. So sad to think these people had to go through this, some knew nothing else. Some lost so much, some all. It is such an important story.
Review of the The Complete Persepolis (1-4):An autobiography presented in the form of graphic novel, the story of a girl from her childhood, to her adolescence, and adulthood, during Iranian war and Islamic Revolution, in and out of Iran.This series has been quite informative considering my lack of knowledge of history of Iran and their war. But there is more to it, told through the life of Marjane Satrapi of her courage, "freedom", flaws, fighting hard to stay true to herself, failure, and of p...
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I've read the four Persepolis volumes in one go, so I'll just review this volume, but it's really a review for the whole series.Why did I read this book? I had heard of Persepolis and Marjane Satrapi before, but I'm not a fan of black and whire drawings, so I gave those books a pass. But then I showed the animated movie to some of my pupils on the last day of school, and I found it great : when I saw the library had the whole series, I decided to give it a go, and I'm glad I did.So, Persepolis i...
I want to write something about the four books as a whole, but all I can think about is how I read yesterday that this book is/was banned in some public libraries of the USA. I can sort of see why, though:1. A female narrator in Iran who is intelligent, brave, and not afraid to speak up.2a. A different perspective from the Occidental views we have of those living in the Middle East. 2b. Difference between these two "cultures." Portrayal on how ones view the others. Etc.3. Use of drugs during Mar...
*4.5Amazing! A great conclusion to the series and Marjane Satrapi is such an interesting person and writer. I'm so glad that I read this autobiographical comic book series and now I'm really looking forward to seeing the movie has I heard it's very good as well.
Still fascinating... Makes you feel part on a group you think is far away.
As all the other volumes, this was enjoyable. I learned from it. Would recommend!
Review for the whole Persepolis series:I re-read this last week and what can I say ? This series gets no less wonderful on the second (or was it my third ?) reading… It is so many things into one!A wonderful Graphic novel for a start. I love all graphic novels and more generally “BD” as we call them in French: I grew up with Tintin, Asterix and Blake & Mortimer. But Persepolis truly is a gem apart. The amount of meaning, feeling and humour Marjane Satrapi manages to convey through her simple, bl...
http://iandbooks.wordpress.com/The name and the cover of the book attracted my attention in the bookstore and when I flipped the pages I found that the story was written in a comic strip form. The information on the back page was intriguing and I picked up this book without having any more information about it. “Persepolis” which is reference to ancient capital of Persia (Today’s Iran) is an autobiographical account of author Marjane Satrapi about her growing years in Iran before and after the I...
This is the second time I've read the series and I have to admit that it's not quite as I remembered story wise. I thought that she had gone to France much younger. I didn't remember her living on the streets. I think that I was just captivated by the art and the fact that this was an Iranian woman. I remember being so surprised that Iran had been quite connected to western culture before the revolution. I would absolutely read these books again.
Incredible. I read this primarily to understand a longtime friend's experience growing up in and leaving Iran, but I liked it way more than I thought I would (since I'm not a big fan of graphic novels). It is such a universal coming-of-age story that I think that most people would really relate to it.
