Persepolis was such a rockin' book. I really enjoyed the graphic novel aspect of it-- I'm not sure if I would've appreciated it as much if it wasn't in the graphic novel form. The illustrations accompanied with the words really added to my reading experience. I loved that some panels were very short and to the point while others were elaborate. It really helped balance the reading, and more importantly, it added to the humor. Sometimes the most witty and hillarious jokes of the book came from just the mere structure of it-- like comic timing for literature!
I really enjoyed this reading experience. It was great to experience a different kind of writing and have to analyze it in a completely different way. Getting to know Persepolis' character was a completly different experience than Jane or Holden, but one that was extremely intriguing. The only thing that was slightly a let down for me was because it was a strict personal narrative, I felt like I couldn't analyze it and discover things about it like I could in Jane Eyre. However, a personal narrative reading experience is always a good one.
I'm kind of back and forth about keeping Persepolis as a part of College Lit. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great book, at least what I've read so far, but I'm not sure how much I learned from it. Picking up the ideas of motifs and themes from Catcher in the Rye and Jane Eyre, I felt, really helped me become a better reader, and I didn't get the same experience from Persepolis. However, it was good to read a graphic novel. I don't know, I'm slightly torn on the question. I feel like reading this book outside of class could be the same experience as in class, where I couldn't say the same about Jane Eyre.
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