Freestyle 15

The graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was a great experiance for me. I read a lot of history and i enjoy it very much. I have read many historical novels and also enjoy those. The other fiction books I read have authors that are able to capture the spirit of childhood in thier writing though I know they are not children. To be able to write the history of the iranian republican revolution from the persepctive of a child may not have been easy but because of the nature of the events Satrapi experianced first hand her child like interpertation could be taken as almost perfect. Sure there may be a little chronilogical perspective written into the book, but the events were so profound and yet so prevasive that that were bound to make a lasting imprint on her life and this lends credibility to the child like perspective of the book. I have no doubt that Satrapi could have any of the political or religious ideas she expressed in Persepolis as I remember having similar thoughts at her age. I am also sure that with a time for reflection I could capture the essence of the childhood moment on paper. I discoverd that it took me longer to read the graphic novel than it would written in the traditional style. Perhaps it was the time spent interperting the words and pictures together but i found the whole experiance very entertaining as well as educational. I can not wait to get to the book store now.