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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/NNKIFf8siHI

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First logged book for #scarathlon has nothing to do with Halloween but it‘s due back at my library soon so I read it on the plane yesterday. Easy 10pts 😁

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#TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

In the second volume life in Iran becomes insupportable for teenaged Marjane so her parents send her to Europe. The story of an immigrant alone not really thriving is a familiar one. Where this memoir gets really interesting is when adult Marjane decides to return to her family in Iran after the war ends, and seeing the ways she does and does not still fit into that world.

#bookmoods

#secondinaseries graphic novel style. Some of my favorite seconds from series l love or in some cases just volume two.

I enjoyed this volume. The author went through a lot while still being very young. There were some funny moments and some heartfelt moments. The ending is a bit sad. I definitely recommend these books if you want to learn more about Iran.

Never heard that expression before. 🤣🤣

Going to read this next. I read the first volume in May and am looking forward to continuing the story. The bookmark was a birthday present from a friend who had her mom make it for me.

I didn't like it as much as the first one, I guess because I find the adulthood view less interesting that the childhood view, but it was still really good and I'll definitely reread both books. It's easy to get immersed in the life of Marjane and at the same time I learned so much about Iran.

It always stuns me that Marjane is only like 25 when this book ends. So much happens to her in such a short time! #memoir #graphicnovel

I re-read Persepolis recently because I‘ve been wanting to read Persepolis 2. This one picks up where the first book left off, with Marjane in Austria, learning how to navigate through young adulthood while being separated from her dear parents. Another moving, honest graphic novel/memoir.

I did it! I got another #BookSpinBINGO bingo! I finished two excellent graphic novels (memoirs) today: Hey, Kiddo And Persepolis 2. Reviews to come.

While I still didn't have enough background to full appreciate Satrapi's story, many experiences portrayed are understandable in multiple cultures: homesickness & loneliness when away from home, feeling shame & wasted opportunities after a wrong choice, frustration when things doesn't make sense. I really felt for her as I read. At the end, I felt like there were many things I still wanted to know, but I don't know that I'd pick up another volume.

The second is as good as the first. Marjane is a little older, her life a little more complicated. She discusses the identity issues she has going home after being a foreigner in Austria for years, and suddenly feeling a foreigner in her own country. The loss of home is heart breaking for anyone.

As w/the first volume, I think telling her story in this format worked well; the B&W art was especially fitting here. Interesting to see her struggle w/finding herself both within & outside a repressive regime. However, her recollections of friends & peers felt exaggerated, designed to make herself look better & also like a victim w/o truly owning her own mistakes. She came across as quite insufferable at times TBH. But still a worthy read. 3/5 ⭐️

This picture and caption are cracking me up 🤣🤣🤣 (She‘s referring to drug use, but still...)

It‘s finally clear and sunny outside after two weeks straight of clouds and rain, but it‘s still cold and I had a long and draining week at work, so I‘m staying on the sofa in my pajamas with my books. Next up! #nowreading

This is a true story told in graphic novel format that people need to see. Marjane was a normal teenager going through extraordinary circumstances that war and extremism forced her to face. She and her family are amazing. It's a good illustration of how a country's government does not necessarily represent it's people. Mine doesn't represent me, but I don't know what it is to be trapped like this, yet.

Not as good as the first, but still worth reading. My problem with this one is that while the author is honest and open about how she acts and feels during these tumultuous years, and everyone is kind of an asshole when they are figuring out who they are, I felt like even now, she still doesn‘t get that she was awful to a lot of people. Her grandma, however, is the best, and when she calls Marjane out on her shit, I practically stood up & cheered.

Not my favorite of the two, but still good!

After reading Persepolis 1 last night I had to go ahead and read Persepolis 2. I finished it and had to google Satrapi! It‘s a definitely a #mustread. I‘ll be looking for other books by her. #diversereads

This was a great continuation of the story. I love Marjane. Such a relatable character. I adore the honesty in these stories and I feel like I know the characters.

The shame of having become a mediocre nihilist
... #same

Just started this

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟5/5 stars
Anyone who hasn't read these definitely show give it a go.
#2 for the #4in48Readathon by @Syndelle777

Looks like I might get through number 3 but not likely to complete 4

One must educate oneself. - Marjane Satrapi

#DamnStraight

Persepolis 2 is the story of Marjane's teen and young adult years after her parents send her away from Iran for her safety. In Austria, she experiences prejudice and isolation. In Iran, oppression and danger. She is an outsider in both places and struggles to find her way. Her memoir doesn't paint her as a hero, which I love. She's a bratty but brave teenager, navigating a very adult, frightening world as best she can.

#blue #ReadingResolutions

My last book of January. I enjoyed this as much as the first half of the memoir. Thanks to #24in48 i finished 13 books this month...my best reading month ever. I had 2 5 🌟 reads 4 4 🌟 and the rest were 3 or 3.5 🌟. All in all a great start to the new year.

I'm pretty obsessed w/ Marjane Satrapi at this point. The 2nd part of Persepolis doesn't hold together as a single narrative as well as the 1st, but I'm ok w/ that because you get to see more stages of her life & growth and because adult life just moves faster. I really appreciated seeing such a breadth of ideas & experiences she struggled w/-it feels real & honest and beautifully shows how the political & the personal can never be separated.

Got this one from the library yesterday and I'm loving it so far!

#Persepolis2 #MarjaneSatrapi

Marjane Satrapi is speaking my language... 😏😏😏😏😏
#readathon #deweysreadathon

#tfw more of your holds for #comicthon come in from the library, but comicthon is long over and you've got too many other books to read right now! #graphic #30daysofreadathon

Just finished part 1 & 2 of Persepolis. I absolutely adored the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of growing up in post-revolution Iran. Very enlightening and endearing, as well as thought provoking. Not sure if I'm a convert to graphic novels, but these are a definite must!

I loved the first Persepolis but this one might be even better! I was pleasantly surprised that depression came up (pleasantly because of course Satrapi wrote about it with honesty and insight - end the stigma!).

4⭐️ Not great like the first Persepolis, but still good.

So good!

Since reading the first volume of Persepolis, I've wondered how the rest of Marjane's story would play out. This volume starts with her time in Vienna when she was just barely a teen. As an Iranian who doesn't speak German, she's an outsider. In fact, Marjane is an outsider through much of this graphic novel. I'm glad she persisted, found her way in the world, and was brave enough to tell her very vulnerable story. #nonfictionchallenge17

Getting books in the mail has me 😄🎉💃

A staff recommendation!!

1980s Vienna

Books 5 and 6 of 2017 are Persepolis I and II. I loved this part of the book (reading vacations are the best vacations), but the book felt ominous to me as we head into Trump-apocalypse.

I finished this graphic novel in one night. Much like the first Persepolis, I absolutely loved Persepolis II. Satrapi takes us on a continuation of her coming-of-age story during the Islamic Revolution. It is eye-opening, honest and thought-evoking. Next in line? The movie!

As good and interesting as the first one! Loved it!

Here are the book I'm #currentlyreading! #andawaytheygo
Thanks @Liberty for this giveaway!

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I liked this book as much as Persepolis One. They are fast, entertaining reads. 📚 📚 📚 📚 📚
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterP

#librarybookhaul
Why did my library alter the cover? Librarians, any ideas? 📚

So good. I loved it more than the first one I think. Makes me want to read more of her work!

Up next 😊👏🏻

Some of this book hit hard. Seeing Iran from an native perspective is important. It also lend perspective to western problems...something I think I've needed lately.