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I finally finished this graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. I’d had to stop reading with less than 50 pages until the end and finally got the chance to sit down and finish it. This is the second graphic novel memoir that I’ve read. The other was George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy.
Some thoughts about Persepolis
• A story of something in the historically recent past that I knew very little about
• Told from a unique perspective
• The graphic novel format is interesting and tells the story at a fast pace
• A sad, difficult story with violence discussed
• A cautionary tale about fundamentalism
• Builds empathy for the people inside countries with oppressive governments who are engaged in war
I’m glad that our school board approved #Persepolis to be part of core curriculum for 11th grade students.