persepolis by marjane satrapi

this is the first graphic novel i've ever finished. i used to just skim through the others. haha. this is particularly different from the other popular graphic novels. firstly, it's in black and white. aren't the rest already beautifully colored? and the issue here is sort of very serious. i mean, it wasn't fictional. it did not concern superpowers and fictitious events. it presented what actually happened. it was sort of a time of war, as seen in the eyes of an innocent girl who was just growing up. i think it was unique in a sense that it managed to entertain readers using a story with a fairly harsh setting and using a serious topic. i personally liked the graphic novel. her words were simple, her explanation of what happened was clear though it was just an overview but i thought that was okay. the readers aren't in it for the scoop on iran anyway. i'm planning to read the sequel during the sembreak when all bad memories are forgotten.