pickWhat makes Persepolis a powerful book for me is not the incredible first-hand account but that Marji also had the ability to tell it in such an engaging way. It is a very personal history, I appreciate her honesty regarding her errors and failings and I‘m left wanting to learn more about Iran and those with a less fortunate and privileged experience than our narrator. 8/10
pickThis was a really lovely, quiet novel. Darius doesn't feel comfortable with his American peers or his long distance family members in Iran. When they travel to visit his grandparents, he struggles to feel connected to his family's culture. I loved the relationships built throughout, the strained one with his father and the new bond with Sohrab. It delves into some deeper topics like depression and platonic masculinity.
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pickNarrated in two time lines. In present, Roya is in her 70s living in US. In the past, is almost 20 living in Tehran. She was happy, in love, engaged. But she was not accepted by her fiancée‘s mother and the political situation in the country was dangerous. What happened to Roya is related with family situation, drama, secrets, guilty debts that lead in betrayal, deception. A sad novel that shows that an emotional closure could be part ⬇️
pickDarius feels like he doesn‘t belong anywhere. Maybe a trip to Iran to meet his mother‘s family for the first time will allow him the space to find himself.
Oof. I related to Darius a lot. Depression from a young age combined with complicated relationships with his parents & younger siblings that feel like they‘re replacing you? I felt that deep in my chest. It‘s a slow book, & not a lot happens, but once we were in Iran, I was hooked. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I wasn't ever really into graphic novels a lot but this is a one of a kind book❤️
pickThis was my May #queerbc read. I adore this book. There was so much I appreciate about the book, but I think what stuck out the most was the representation of masculine platonic affection in the book. It's an interesting contrast and challenge of the Western concept of masculinity and was utterly refreshing. I highly recommend this one.
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Dice roller this month because I have my niece and I'm scared she will steal my dice. Little goblin in the making!
June's #roll100
Roll 1 = 66
Roll 2 = 7
Roll 3 = 24
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pickOn the face of it, the blurb of this book made me think I wouldn‘t like it, but I was also weirdly drawn to it. I thought, as it‘s a library book, I could bail (me, bail?! Ha!) but I ended up loving it.
The MC, Cyrus, is a recovering alcoholic who decides to write a book about martyrs and spends time talking to an artist whose last installation is her dying days in the Brooklyn Museum. I loved Cyrus, despite and because of all his weirdness. ❤️
