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Monday, June 18, 2007
Who Have You Discussed Persepolis With?
21 comments:
Anonymous
said...
I discussed the book with my 18 year old son, and he had some fascinating comments about the power of pictures combined with text...he said graphic novels are the best of both worlds
I talked with my best friend (Charlie), my brother (Ricky), and a co-worker of mine. Charlie said that I had such an easy book, I know just because it's a graphic novel. He was actually reading some parts of the book with me and he couldn't take his eyes off after he started. He thought it was pretty cool. Ricky looked through the book and said, "cool you're reading a cominc book!" Well, close enough...he landed on a page and said whoa they swear/ curse in here...well yeah. He than said that's awesome. Not really but yeah sure why not. I went to work and a co-worker of mine looked through it too. She looked through it a long time and told me that it was interesting and she should check it out. I didn't actually discussed the book with them but it was a tab bit.
I have talk about this book to my sister and husband. It made them had a better understanding of why some people wears the veil, and why it is so importnat in their culture. I also mention how this book is so interesting to read because with it's form of text, you don't have to read a lot, and picture graph book that can help you picture how each person looks like when Marjane Satrapi talks about them.
When my sisters saw Persepolis they had the exact same reaction. They also started flipping through the pages and got very interested. I think most people have the same reaction because they have not ever seen a book as different as it before.
I told my friend who is the same age as i am, 19, and he did not care about the story. I think it was due to the topic of the story. He was interested in the book because it looked fun to read but it wasn't his cup of tea after i told him what it was about.
I showed the book to my girlfriend, she said it looked interesting and easy to read. Once I told her what the book was about she said that it wasn't a book that she would read.
Saba Khan I discussed with a few people, first of all my mom, then my boyfriend and also his sister because these three people love getting to know about new things. Let's take my mother, while I was reading the book, she kept looking at the graphics.
Dave Kjonaas I discussed the book with two people from my class named John and Rachel. It was a good discussion because for one, John helped me understand a few parts that I did not. It was good to hear their thoughts on the book.
Comment for John O'brien Thats wonderful that you son was intrested in this type of book. It was such a easy book to read. And the pictures tell stories themselves.
I discussed this book with my mother and a couple classmates. It seemed that we all were shocked with the details given in this story. The most shocking of all was on page 45, and 51-52. These sections talk about the torturing of people.
Comment for GaoEa, Yeah I had no idea to what was going on in Iran. I want to show this to my mom, because she does not like to read books. This graphic novel should hopefully keep her intrested, so she can understand this culture more.
It was really random, I was giving a pedicure to this lady over in cosmetology. As she sat down she pulled "Persepolis" out of her purse and began to read. I stop here and we began discussing the book. She was talking about how so was enjoying it. However, it was hard to for her to follow beacuse she didn't know that much about the islamic revolution. She said she had heard that they were using it in the curiculum at century and decided that she would check it out and was presently surprised. It was cool to meet someone I didn't know who was reading the same book.
My friends thought the same things that your friend Charlie did. They were like, "oh Hannah your book is so easy that will be a breeze and your class must be too." After reading it what they said kind of made me mad. It wasn't hard to read but it was thought provoking and this class I'm taking is defently not easy.
I talked to my best friend also. She seemed a bit interested but not as much. I think not many people are interested unless they are force to read it otherwise it will just be another boring book with bad drawing. My friend thought it was too easy to read so that was another factor.
I have discussed this book with my wife. The graphic content of the book caught her attention and she wanted to know more about it. I told her what the book is about and how much I liked it. Later, she started to read the first few pages of the novel. Within half an hour, she was done with more than half of it.
I also discussed this story with my classmates and you're right. You gain valuable perspectives from talking with other people, especially those who have read the book. I think everyone should discuss this story.
I've discussed this story with my classmates, teachers, and friends. It's interesting how to find out what others think about the book and how they interpet it.
I have discussed it with my mother, my classmates and my friend's brother-in-law, who happens to be a high school english teacher. He read the book and loved the idea of a common book project. My mother picked up my book one evening and really got into it. She ended up reading the entire book in one night. It has been really great to discuss my thoughts and ideas with others.
I was reading persepolis in the car, and waiting for my boyfriend. He was done with his errand, and I didn't feel like driving because I was so into the story. He has served in the National Guard, and had actually went to "Dessert Storm" I had a ton of questions about his duty, and how he felt about the middle east region, and discussed the book with him, and also wanted to know more about the history of all this... It was a great discussion, and brought us intellectually closer.
21 comments:
I discussed the book with my 18 year old son, and he had some fascinating comments about the power of pictures combined with text...he said graphic novels are the best of both worlds
I talked with my best friend (Charlie), my brother (Ricky), and a co-worker of mine. Charlie said that I had such an easy book, I know just because it's a graphic novel. He was actually reading some parts of the book with me and he couldn't take his eyes off after he started. He thought it was pretty cool. Ricky looked through the book and said, "cool you're reading a cominc book!" Well, close enough...he landed on a page and said whoa they swear/ curse in here...well yeah. He than said that's awesome. Not really but yeah sure why not. I went to work and a co-worker of mine looked through it too. She looked through it a long time and told me that it was interesting and she should check it out. I didn't actually discussed the book with them but it was a tab bit.
I have talk about this book to my sister and husband. It made them had a better understanding of why some people wears the veil, and why it is so importnat in their culture. I also mention how this book is so interesting to read because with it's form of text, you don't have to read a lot, and picture graph book that can help you picture how each person looks like when Marjane Satrapi talks about them.
In response to Gao
When my sisters saw Persepolis they had the exact same reaction. They also started flipping through the pages and got very interested. I think most people have the same reaction because they have not ever seen a book as different as it before.
Sarit Ghildayal
In response to John O'Brien...
I told my friend who is the same age as i am, 19, and he did not care about the story. I think it was due to the topic of the story. He was interested in the book because it looked fun to read but it wasn't his cup of tea after i told him what it was about.
Trent
In response to luom..
I showed the book to my girlfriend, she said it looked interesting and easy to read. Once I told her what the book was about she said that it wasn't a book that she would read.
Saba Khan
I discussed with a few people, first of all my mom, then my boyfriend and also his sister because these three people love getting to know about new things. Let's take my mother, while I was reading the book, she kept looking at the graphics.
Dave Kjonaas
I discussed the book with two people from my class named John and Rachel. It was a good discussion because for one, John helped me understand a few parts that I did not. It was good to hear their thoughts on the book.
Comment for John O'brien
Thats wonderful that you son was intrested in this type of book. It was such a easy book to read. And the pictures tell stories themselves.
I discussed this book with my mother and a couple classmates. It seemed that we all were shocked with the details given in this story. The most shocking of all was on page 45, and 51-52. These sections talk about the torturing of people.
Comment for GaoEa,
Yeah I had no idea to what was going on in Iran. I want to show this to my mom, because she does not like to read books. This graphic novel should hopefully keep her intrested, so she can understand this culture more.
It was really random, I was giving a pedicure to this lady over in cosmetology. As she sat down she pulled "Persepolis" out of her purse and began to read. I stop here and we began discussing the book. She was talking about how so was enjoying it. However, it was hard to for her to follow beacuse she didn't know that much about the islamic revolution. She said she had heard that they were using it in the curiculum at century and decided that she would check it out and was presently surprised. It was cool to meet someone I didn't know who was reading the same book.
In response to Gao.
My friends thought the same things that your friend Charlie did. They were like, "oh Hannah your book is so easy that will be a breeze and your class must be too." After reading it what they said kind of made me mad. It wasn't hard to read but it was thought provoking and this class I'm taking is defently not easy.
John Vu in reply to gao blia vang
I talked to my best friend also. She seemed a bit interested but not as much. I think not many people are interested unless they are force to read it otherwise it will just be another boring book with bad drawing. My friend thought it was too easy to read so that was another factor.
I have discussed this book with my wife. The graphic content of the book caught her attention and she wanted to know more about it. I told her what the book is about and how much I liked it. Later, she started to read the first few pages of the novel. Within half an hour, she was done with more than half of it.
In response to Dave...
I also discussed this story with my classmates and you're right. You gain valuable perspectives from talking with other people, especially those who have read the book. I think everyone should discuss this story.
-Mark Felice
I've discussed this story with my classmates, teachers, and friends. It's interesting how to find out what others think about the book and how they interpet it.
My professor and classmates, my boyfriend and my boyfriend's mom.
I have discussed it with my mother, my classmates and my friend's brother-in-law, who happens to be a high school english teacher. He read the book and loved the idea of a common book project. My mother picked up my book one evening and really got into it. She ended up reading the entire book in one night. It has been really great to discuss my thoughts and ideas with others.
I was reading persepolis in the car, and waiting for my boyfriend. He was done with his errand, and I didn't feel like driving because I was so into the story. He has served in the National Guard, and had actually went to "Dessert Storm" I had a ton of questions about his duty, and how he felt about the middle east region, and discussed the book with him, and also wanted to know more about the history of all this... It was a great discussion, and brought us intellectually closer.
Paul W H
I have discussed this book in class(english 0090) mand with one of my classmates, but he doesn't even own the book yet.
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