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Summary: Brave New Girl
Comment: With Marjane Satrapi's animated film playing in theatres and available on disc, I almost jumped at
the chance to read her book, the part-comic/part-memoir of Satrapi's childhood in Tehran, Iran. />
To avoid confusion with more current events, `Marji' (as she was called as a child) recalls
her upbringing in a Marxist family, the fall of the last Shah regime, the Islamic Revolution of
1979, and Iran's war against Iraq in the 80's. While Satrapi's words are powerful enough to get in
your head and stay there, her simple black-and-white drawing style captures the laughter, the tears,
and the raw emotion felt throughout the story. Though only an individual account, the story itself
is quite vivid in describing how Iran had left a world of tyranny and chaos--only to wind up in
another. Though controversial in its own right, "Persepolis" is still a riveting book for those
seeking intelligent reading.

This comic is unrated: Violence, Adult Language, Adult
Situations.

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Summary: Fresh perspective
Comment: I feel I learned more about the history of Iran through the eyes of a little girl who was
practically forced to become an adult by the age of 14 than most textbooks. Marjane Satrapi, or
"Marji" captured my attention, thanks to the successful marriage of her "crudely-drawn" panels and
approachable narrative. While I have yet to read the sequel, I feel I know this individual on a
personal level as the book fills us in on her deepest fears and hopes and conflicts.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome Experience
Comment: Although this book is written like a comic book, don't take it lightly. The story is a deep and
meaningful one. It is a pretty fast read but not as fast as you'd think...I highly recommend it!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Fine
Comment: This book was a very easy read. Unfortunately, the plot was a little too easy to follow, and certain
parts have nothing to do with the rest of the book. The illustrations, however, have a quirky charm,
and the story telling is sweet and entertaining.

Customer Rating:
Summary: A good read--a lot to think about
Comment: Our local community college is using this book as a common book experience for all incoming
freshmen. It's a good choice for three reasons: 1) the subject matter (a young girl's experiences
in revolutionary Iran) is timely and meaningful for coming-of-age college freshmen trying "to find
themselves" 2) the graphic novel format is immediately engaging and easy to digest, and 3) the
protagonist's story lends itself to myriad thematic explorations. In all, I was interested in and
satisfied with this book. In fact, I couldn't put it down--I read it in an hour and a half.
Apparently, there's a movie, too. That's next on my list.