“Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood”
Written by Marjane Satrapi
Reviewed by Diana Iozzia
“Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood” is a memoir told
in black and white comic strips, telling of Marjane’s life as she grew up in
Iran during the Islamic Revolution. We see her as a young girl who grows from
six to fourteen. Satrapi has continued her story in the series, which I plan to
read further. Marjane portrays herself as curious, rebellious, funny, and wise.
Her story is very devastating and very important.
As a twenty-three-year-old American female, I found
myself drawn into this story, to see how Marjane was treated as a female during
her childhood. What she was allowed to wear, do, own, and say. I felt I learned
a great deal of information about the Islamic Revolution. Unfortunately, when I
grew up, I never remember learning much about this, other than a semester in
college. In my high school classes, we learned about America and Europe, but we
really did not learn much about the Middle East.
Marjane’s story is tragic and hard to read at times,
as we learn about people who she was friends to and related to that suffered
and some who were even executed. The format of this story was interesting. A comic
strip makes the information easier to read and provide the visuals of what these
times looked like. I felt that this book could also be understood by teens and
adults, so I liked that it was very accessible.
I highly recommend this read. I flew right through
it, desperate to know what would happen next. I absolutely plan to continue
reading this incredible author. I rated this a four out of five stars. I felt
that I enjoyed this, but this will not be a favorite read. I imagine that the
series as a whole will be a favorite.
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