Persepolis is the story of Marjane, who grew up in the 80s and 90s during significant violence and turmoil in her homeland of Iran. Told in a graphic novel, each chapter follows her through her experiences with a liberal, forward thinking family in a controlling, religiously fundamentalist society. 

Marjane faces unique challenges, including being sent to live alone in Austria at the age of 14. At times she has cognitive dissonance about her trauma, because at least she was away from the war- unlike many Iran citizens. 

It took much longer than usual for me to feel invested in this graphic novel and I decided to read it slowly, only a chapter or two per day. I think this was the right approach for such a heavy nonfiction memoir. As it progressed, I really enjoyed learning more about the Iranian culture and the experience of regular people living there. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for an informative memoir.