tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post5934975192580306999..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodJoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4926617073218789522010-08-29T04:07:15.303-04:002010-08-29T04:07:15.303-04:00I've been meaning to read Persepolis for ages,...I've been meaning to read Persepolis for ages, specially as one of the non-blogging readers of my blog has recommended it to me about twenty times!! <br /><br />I'll get 'round to it soon enough (!), and well, hopefully, it'll meet the expectations. I'm always a bit wary about the books the academic world chooses to study, so... :Sanothercookiecrumbleshttp://www.anothercookiecrumbles.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-65825785180986346292010-08-11T21:40:29.831-04:002010-08-11T21:40:29.831-04:00Fizzythoughts - My daughter actually told the prof...Fizzythoughts - My daughter actually told the prof I read this one, and I was invited to follow along with the online syllabus and class blog!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-43943607077094289712010-08-11T19:09:50.395-04:002010-08-11T19:09:50.395-04:00Yay for your daughter's professor including th...Yay for your daughter's professor including this in the reading list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-65538557420533219702010-08-09T18:34:19.932-04:002010-08-09T18:34:19.932-04:00Nymeth - I was really impressed by the amount of i...Nymeth - I was really impressed by the amount of information and the depth of this book. Don't think I've encountered a graphic memoir quite like this.<br /><br />Dawn - Looking forward to Persepolis 2. Just got it from the library and also put Embroideries on hold.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-83797286425072244692010-08-09T08:55:15.225-04:002010-08-09T08:55:15.225-04:00very cool that your daughter will be studying via ...very cool that your daughter will be studying via PERSEPOLIS in the fall.<br /><br />I read, and learned a lot from, PERSEPOLIS; I agree, hard to say it's 'enjoyable'. PERSEPOLIS 2 is on my wish list, and EMBROIDERIES is on my shelf ...Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-90530668614162607202010-08-08T16:48:59.388-04:002010-08-08T16:48:59.388-04:00I so love Marjane Satrapi - all of her books, real...I so love Marjane Satrapi - all of her books, really. I imagine that they would be fun to discuss in a class, as they're so much to them. And it's funny, even though I don't usually pick up memoirs, I'm a sucker for graphic ones.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-11721964155519705602010-08-08T08:15:22.686-04:002010-08-08T08:15:22.686-04:00DS - I just got Persepolis 2 from the library, so ...DS - I just got Persepolis 2 from the library, so look forward to reading it this week. Embroideries was checked out, but I did put a hold on it. Still amazed by how much can be conveyed in just a few words with graphics!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-36898581496929926892010-08-06T23:13:53.882-04:002010-08-06T23:13:53.882-04:00I loved both Persepolis books. So glad you enjoyed...I loved both Persepolis books. So glad you enjoyed this one. Marjane is a wonderful kid (and the grandmother, oh!). Will have to read Embroideries. Thanks!dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-10467660123281636302010-08-06T17:18:57.952-04:002010-08-06T17:18:57.952-04:00Frances - I'm always excited to see the readin...Frances - I'm always excited to see the reading lists come home, but what fun to select all those books with someone else's money! <br /><br />Amanda - Just picked up Persepolis 2 from the library today and put Embroideries on hold. Looking forward to both.<br /><br />Margot - We are on the same wavelength! I'm looking forward to Embroideries (just put a hold on it today) and used my Border's coupon for a new pair of reading glasses :-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-23018906721163127452010-08-06T02:17:02.426-04:002010-08-06T02:17:02.426-04:00We are on the same wavelength this week. I reviewe...We are on the same wavelength this week. I reviewed this book on Tuesday. <br /><br />I agree with your conclusions. I found it a very moving story. I didn't enjoy it as much as Embroideries, probably because of the subject matter and the very small print. I finally got my very strong magnifying glass to help me finish the story. <br /><br />I'm so glad it's on the syllabus of a college course. It's one that shouldn't be missed.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-66016344354724567882010-08-05T21:28:37.950-04:002010-08-05T21:28:37.950-04:00I didn't like the 2nd Persepolis volume as muc...I didn't like the 2nd Persepolis volume as much as the first - it has less to do with Iran and with history and more to do with being a teen with drugs and drinking and identity. On the other hand, I LOVED Embroideries and Chicken With Plums, her biography of her uncle, a famous Iranian musician.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-41606963328600070802010-08-05T20:42:00.894-04:002010-08-05T20:42:00.894-04:00Always glad to see curriculum choices morphing. An...Always glad to see curriculum choices morphing. And would be very happy to red this (although perhaps happy is not the best word choice). As school is aout to start, I am right in the midst of selecting middle school reading selections and feeling both excited and overwhelmed by the number of fantastic choices.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597485569740436880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-81359774525979367452010-08-05T16:47:49.878-04:002010-08-05T16:47:49.878-04:00Iris - I'll be interested to see what my daugh...Iris - I'll be interested to see what my daughter's class does with this one, but first I need to figure out which class it's for!<br /><br />Amy - Don't think I would have picked this up if it hadn't been in that box, but I'm glad I did. There are a couple of others I'd like to read before they get packed for college...<br /><br />EL Fay - Just checked my library and they have Persepolis 2 available, so I'll pick that up tomorrow. I want to know what happened once she arrived in Vienna.<br /><br />Jackie - Thanks for the recommendation. Didn't realize there was a film!<br /><br />Sandy - Just got some new reading glass this afternoon with my Border's coupon! Off to look up Pyongyang...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-962832712721632202010-08-05T16:19:29.539-04:002010-08-05T16:19:29.539-04:00I've heard such great things about this book, ...I've heard such great things about this book, and with my newly discovered love affair with graphic novels, I know I would love it. I just finished a superb one about North Korea called Pyongyang and those test bubbles were pretty tiny too! Eeek!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86731088464466390332010-08-05T16:06:26.169-04:002010-08-05T16:06:26.169-04:00I highly recommend watching the DVD of these books...I highly recommend watching the DVD of these books. It stays very true to the book and is just like seeing the pages come to life - one of the few films that is better than the book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17584750348816597282010-08-05T10:20:55.417-04:002010-08-05T10:20:55.417-04:00I've been hearing about this book for years no...I've been hearing about this book for years now. I really need to check it out.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-62885114604798207642010-08-05T08:35:06.581-04:002010-08-05T08:35:06.581-04:00It showed up on my son's high school reading l...It showed up on my son's high school reading list last summer. That's how I ended up reading it. I liked it--thought it a bit pedantic at times.Amyhttp://www.newcenturyreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-80248056988511000852010-08-05T08:04:11.521-04:002010-08-05T08:04:11.521-04:00Sorry about the reading glasses.
Persepolis is ac...Sorry about the reading glasses.<br /><br />Persepolis is actually a very interesting book to study. I did that myself this year. I do think it is one of the better memoirs about Iran out there. Glad you enjoyed it.Iris on Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04628900907749700236noreply@blogger.com