Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I just read this book after seeing the movie of it a long time ago. It was an autobiography told in the form of a graphic novel.
Reading Persepolis really made me think. I've always wondered what it would be like to live somewhere that isn't safe for children. I mean, I life in New York City, but I like in Park Slope, a relatively safe neighborhood in Brooklyn. It's a neighborhood for families. Unlike Marji, I didn't grow up in a place where a war was being fought and people were were fighting and protesting in the streets. In this story, Marji lives with her parents in Iran, where a revolution is taking place. People are fighting for and against the political leaders, strict laws about what people are allowed to wear, say and do are being made and many innocent people are put in prison and being forced to leave the country.
But really, what would it be like to live in a place filled with so much violence and controversy? It's hard to picture living somewhere like that. Even though this book takes place in the 1980s, I know that there are people who still live in places like this today. It makes me feel lucky to be somewhere so safe, especially since many people aren't so lucky.
