The Missoula City-County Public library offers Book Club Chat bags and this was available for check out. The illustrations are simple with the author's narrative voice. It is a memoir from a young girl's experience. That experience is within the context of her family. There are gruesome scenes that are off set with family events. Members thought this book would best appeal to young readers learning about Iran. It offers a cultural view into the middle east written by someone who lived it.

If you are looking for a deeply political or historical review of Iran this might be the book for you. Otherwise it is very deep, graphic and although entertaining and easy to read with the comic book design, it is not your typical book club book.

Persepolis offered me a window into a world and point in history about which I wasn't very familiar. Its a very timely read to understand a slice of the Iranian experience--A nice juxtaposition to what we learn about the Iran of today from the media.

For many of us, this was the first graphic novel we had read, so it was a new experience to both read this memoir and also review the illustrations. Persepolis is easy to read and provides a good basic history of Iran, so it's a good introduction if you don't know much about the country. The story is told from a young girl's point of view which gives interesting insight into regime change, revolution, and war.

This book was NOT what I was expecting at all, but in the best way. It highlighted how little I know about recent world history in a fun way. I love the artwork--it's deceptively simple black & white line drawings but the author was able to convey so much meaning with few words and just a slight alteration in facial expression or a metaphorical illustration. I want to read the next one in the series now!

I loved this book!! I thought it was an easy read and very informative. Was surprised when it was suggested as it is a graphic novel (ie cartoon drawings). It was an interesting way to learn about how she grew up. I am getting second book to continue her journey.