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Persepolis 2

[the Story of a Return]
Nov 09, 2015Qwfwq rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Whereas Persepolis was the story of a girl caught up in events beyond her control, here we have the story of a young woman who must now make decisions and live through the consequences of them. The process of becoming an adult is pretty universal; the struggle between acceptance and independence, fitting in and being yourself - but when you are going through this as someone on the margins, everything is magnified. I believe that one of Satrapi's motivations for writing these books was to present a truer version of her country than the one most westerners like myself had assumed. I think she achieved that goal remarkably well.