I wasn't particularly interested in the first half of the book, about the author's teenage years in Austria. I loved the second half, though, in whichI wasn't particularly interested in the first half of the book, about the author's teenage years in Austria. I loved the second half, though, in which she returns to Iran and has to adjust both to how she's changed as a result of her experiences in Europe and to how Iran has changed in her absence....more
I began reading this book with a lot of preconceptions about what a graphic novel depicting the author's childhood in Iran during the revolution wouldI began reading this book with a lot of preconceptions about what a graphic novel depicting the author's childhood in Iran during the revolution would be like, and most of those preconceptions turned out to be completely wrong. This book is not: predictable, depressing (though it has its share of sad scenes), moralistic, or reductive. Instead, it's a wise, funny, and unforgettable intersection of a coming-of-age story and the story of a society in turmoil....more
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