Book #7 is “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. I first ran across this autobiographical “coming of age in Iran” story via the animated film Persepolis (slyt) – and was so taken by the film I decided to read the graphic novel. Even though I knew the major plot points from the film, the book was fascinating. I know very little about the Iranian cultural revolution, and it was neat to read about it in an autobiographical comic book. (Another great autobiographical comic book is Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic – although without the political and historical overtones.)

352 pages
4/5

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