Even more heartbreaking than the previous volume. I loved seeing Marjane grow. We still get to see glimpses of humor even among the war.

Now onto volume 3...

هر چند ساتراپی همچنان طنز داستان رو مثل جلد اول این مجموعه حفظ کرده بود ولی قبول تغییرات و اتفاقات بعد انقلاب و بعدش جنگ ایران و عراق برای مردم اون قدر سخت و فجیع بود که میشه این جلد رو ناراحت کننده و غمبار تلقی کرد. این جلد جایی به پایان می رسه که والدین مرجان (نویسنده) در نهایت مجبور شدن تنها فرزندشون رو برای ادامه زندگی تو 14 سالگی به اطریش بفرستند

Maravilloso , la evolución del personaje ♥️

(fren 0950a)

now I am even sadder…

Damn, this shit is getting really sad. It's still incredible at towing the line of stating how to feel about religious fundamentalism.

signed by author; also own ARC

A mi parecer, el mejor libro de la saga.

Persépolis se caracteriza por contar un tema muy fuerte desde el inocente punto de vista de una niña, y así ha sido desde un inicio. Han narrado la guerra de una manera excelente, no faltaron datos, y todo era correcto ya que las bombas eran el pan de cada día. En alguna que otra página lloré un poco, sobre todo cuándo se fue Marj. Ansío leer el siguiente libro, ya que han dejado una interrogante tremenda de un posible secuestro.

No es tan emotiva como el primer tomo, tal vez porque Marjane esta en una etapa no tan inocente, sin embargo me gusto mucho, sus actos de rebeldía y su naturaleza me encantan. Me gusta también, así como el primer tomo la forma anecdótica episódica que tiene, el dibujo es muy sencillo, pero eficaz.

Just like the first volume, Marjane Satrapi’s story has my whole attention – I read this in one go because I simply couldn’t put it down. I felt so, so sad while reading, because nobody deserves to go through as much as she did. Again, I highly recommend this.

Poco puedo decir distinto de lo que dije del primer tomo, aquí ya ha empezado la guerra y vemos sus terribles efectos en el entorno de Marjane.

The change of pace and atmosphere from the first to this second volume is so clear that it's almost like 10 years have passed between the Marjane of the first volume and this one. But no, it was "just" 2 years in war, seeing the country suffer.

I thought it was so interesting the development of her storytelling and how she was able to more clearly address the war and its impacts. When she shared about the bombings and seeing people die as the first time she was seeing true violence it really caught my attention.

Marjane still writes from a place of high privilege and the anecdotes she shares about her parents, their parties, the travels, all signal a reality of very few at the time. This book would be very different if the privilege didn't existed, and it probably wouldn't exist at all if that were the case.

I'm enjoying the experience of reading it in French with the bookclub, as we're detailing each chapter and also discussing the language aspects.