Persepolis is an excellent graphic memoir that shares a young girl's coming of age story in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.

The graphic novel's largest strengths lie with its use of perspective, both literally and figuratively. Any story, let alone a memoir, that shows horrifying real events through the eyes of a child tends to have an especially strong impact. With Marjane's illustrations, you can actually see large scale horrors and tragedies, and how they impact even minor details in young Marji's life.

Marji is small, she has not lived long, but that does not mean that her life or young perspective are insignificant. If anything, I think this proved to amplify the feelings of helplessness and lack of control during a time of great strife, which better conveyed the historical events of the time.

Overall, I really liked this, I will definitely read the second volume, and I definitely recommend it.