Persepolis 2

 4/1/23

You ask and you shall receive. I got the second book from library and this is all about her returning to her country. I still find it interesting to see the world through a different perspective. Especially history. In this graphic novel, you see the author's life in a different country. Her struggles of trying to fit in and trying to find herself. She even had a few relationships that took a toll on her self-esteem. But after four years overseas, she decides that she wants to go home. She misses her family and friends. When she returns it is a little unsettling for her because everything is different than when she was a child. Her father also tells her all that had happened while she was away and she learns that her struggles were small compared to her parents. The author even goes to see a good childhood friend of hers that fought in the war but now he is disabled because of it. I'm not quite done with the graphic novel yet. I've been reading a little bit of it before bed. But I still find it all interesting. 

4/6/23

I actually finished this book yesterday but I was tired from work and didn't get a chance to post an update. This book is a really good book to learn about someone in a different country and the struggles they went through. The author even tried to marry her boyfriend of two years to find out that it wasn't going to work for her. Of course it was all because she needed to survive in her home country. A lot of freedom was taken from the woman in her country and she didn't find it fair. At the end she decides that she needed a place where she could be herself and not fear being arrested for it. So in a way the story ended on a happy note depending on how you look at it. I guess it could be a sad ending because she had to leave her family behind once again. I liked the story and learning about the author's culture and history. Sadly, there isn't much to say about the story due to the fact that it is a graphic novel.