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At first, I thought the introduction wasn't all that interesting. The story stared off slow and The character wasn't all that interesting. When i first saw the front page I though it would be a small chapter book. To my surprise, it was an animation book. I thought the book was going to be lame.
My first impression of Persopolis wasn't good. I, seriously thought that the book was going to be boring just because most of the time when I'm not the one picking out the book and it's require it's doesn't interest me. Honestly, it looked like a boring novel. However, I did like the cover of the book, it wasn't like other book covers. It wasn't too thick nor too thin.
Yeah Luom, I also got the same impression that you got when i first picked up the book. I thought her drawings in her book was funny and how you can almost put together the actual face of each person.
My first impression on Persepolis was that it was a different kind of book than anything I had read before. As I first flipped through the pages, I wondered why we were assigned to read the book as it looked like it was just a comic book.
I also agree with you about why we were reading this book too. Then after reading the book, i realized the answer. We are reading this book because it differnt than the normal books we read. Also, I think Dr. Lewis wants to show us that there are other kinds of books with the same main ideas, but written differently.
At first I thought that this story was a little confusing. I just had trouble trying to figure out which cause Marji and her parents were following, because they went from supporting the revolution to being persecuted by the revolution, and I kind of missed the events that signaled those changes. But maybe that is how it would have been for a child like Marji growing up during the revolution.
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be difficult to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would be hard to follow the dialogue boxes. I also thought the story would be kind of childish being told by Marji as a young girl. After reading it, I found it an enjoyably book, and also, the story was not childish at all. With Marji narrating, it was easy to understand since I was not familiar with any of the Iranian culture or background. -Taylor Kobe
Like you, I had never read a graphic novel/comic before. It was interesting to see that this type of writing can be serious too. Before, I thought superheroes were the only comics. After reading Persepolis, I have learned to appreciate all types of writing and what they have to offer. In this case, the graphic novel was maybe the best way to tell Marji's story. -Taylor Kobe
When I first seen this book I thought is was going to very boring. It turned out to be very informative. I never knew that social class was ever that important to the Iranians.
When I first saw the book I thought it was...shall I say, dumb. I was thinking why are we reading a comic book in college!! Once I began to read it and understand the seriousness of the situation, I enjoyed having the graphics to give me an additional perspective. It was very enjoyable. It wouldn't be my first choice in formats to read...but it was interesting.
In response to Luom, I agree at first I thought it was going to be dumb. It really wasn't until we started talking about it in class that I started appreciating the pictures, the symbolism, the real meaning. I then found the book very interesting and used the pictures to understand the story even further.
I thought it would be a really boring book at first. And since I had a lot of other things to do I didn't want to read the whole book, but I read it in two hours and I enjoyed it!
When I first seen the book I thought it was going to be pretty lame. It turned out to be very interesting and informative. I never knew all the issues with wearing the veils. I thought they all wanted to wear them. And I thought it was terrible how on pages 99 through 101 told the older children that if they died in the war and had a gold painted key with them, than they would get into heaven where there would be virgin women waiting for them in paradise! That's scandalous!
My first impression of "persepolis" was that it was going to be sad. The book started by talking about how the girls were forced to wear vails. This story didn't not start out in a way that made me believe it was going to be a happy story.
a comment for gao blia, I thought this story was not intresting at first too. When I first flipped through the pages, it looked childish. Over all, it is an informative book.
I agree with you when you said you couldn't understand why they assigned a comic book. At first I really didn't understand it, but once i read a few pages I knew it was going to be about very important issues
When I finally found Persepolis in the bookstore for my required reading, I wasn't all that impressed. I looked through it and thought, we're supposed to learn from a comic book? After further inspection my opinion got a little better as I read some passages, and saw that the book had some substance. I must admit though I couldn't put it down after the first page. The reading drew me in very well. So it's definitely a “don't judge a book by its cover” kind of thing.
I agree with you about the cover of the book. The cover is the only thing at first glance that made me want to read the book. She's sitting there with her hands crossed and a smug look on her face and it makes you wonder what her story is? What is she thinking about? Is something troubling her?
I thought the book went right into the action. Reading the first page, we can see the humor and storyline. It was funny on page one bottom illistration of how the girls thought of the veils. We can see where the story is heading too. She stated there was a revolution. I also thought the comic strip was easy to read. This is my first time reading a comic book from beginning to end. A comic book for an adult level.
My First impression of Persepolis was it would be like a typical comic book. Then I actually read the book, and reazlized that it was much more words than a typical comic book. also There was this underlaying feel of seriousness about the Iranian revolution. The picture some emotion to the book
When I opened the book for the first time, I felt that it was a humorous comic strip with a weird name. I started reading it and got glued to it. It was not just a comic strip, it was more like a novel with a different approach. The content was interesting and made you want to know more.
When I opened the book for the first time, I felt that it was a humorous comic strip with a weird name. I started reading it and got glued to it. It was not just a comic strip, it was more like a novel with a different approach. The content was interesting and made you want to know more.
I completely agree with you, Phylicia. The graphic content of the book gives a wrong impression of its caliber. Also, it undermines the seriousness of the Iranian revolution. How many books are out there talking about the revolution with comic strips in it? Very original!
This is the first graphic novel I have read. I enjoyed it. Marjane Satrapi's drawings gave a better view into her feelings than words alone could do. Christina Johnson
I also thought the book might have been lame. I had no idea it was going to be this deep. It was very real and detailed. I wasn't impressed by the character in the begining either. Things did start to come alive later despite the slow begining.
I just started reading Persepolis. It is the first graphic novel that I have read. I thought it was confusing at first, but once I got into the flow of how the book worked I started to understand it better. I'm still only at the beginning of it but it seems like it will get more interesting.
When I first opened the book I thought it was some kind of joke. I mean were in college and their having us read a comic? Then i started to read it and i got very interested and couldnt put the book down. Im glad i didnt go with my first impression because then i would never have read it!
When I first open the book I thought to myself another novel to read for a class. I wasn't excited, but when I did start read the book, I couldn't stop reading it. I just couldn't put it down just like everyone else who couldn't put it down too.
when i got the book i dreded reading it i never even opened it or looked trough it. when i got to class and we had to start reading it, and i finallly opened it i was happy it was a graphic novel because it would be easy to read. as i began the book i was wrong, i had to go back a few pages and reread it to understand what was going on in the book.
my first impression on persepolis was that it was going to be fun without so many words and pages to read like any other book. but you have to wonder why a graphic novel like this be used in a college class. i started to learn that it wasn't going to be as easy as it i thought it would be.
My first reaction to the book was indiffernt. I never read a comic novel before so i was willing to give this a chance. So far I like it and I think I might go see the movie when it comes out. She seems to be a very good writer. I hope to see more of her work.
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be easy and quick to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would dumb and lame. I also thought the story would be kind of sad and with a lot of drama because of a young girl on the cover book with a mug look on her face. After reading the book, I found it a surprising book because of the new law about the veils and also, the story was not lame or dumb. It was interesting and it made me want to read more. Kou Lung Vang
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be easy and quick to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would dumb and lame. I also thought the story would be kind of sad and with a lot of drama because of a young girl on the cover book with a mug look on her face. After reading the book, I found it a surprising book because of the new law about the veils and also, the story was not lame or dumb. It was interesting and it made me want to read more. Kou Lung Vang
When I first had to read this book in high school, my first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be boring. I thought to myself oh great another boring book that was going to be assigned. It turns out that it was pretty interesting. I liked how Marjane Satrapi used the comic book style. I liked the pictures that went along with the words. I also read it again for Century. Over all the book was better then i expected. I thought it was a good choice for the commom book for Century.
At first I was happy because I realized that is was not going to take me too long to read the story because it was mostly artwork, but after reading the first 30 pages, I am enjoying the story so much on so many levels. I love the story line itself; it is giving me a view on Middle Eastern Issues (which I am not too interested in) that I never learned in all of my history classes combined. It has really struck my attention and made me very excited to continue on reading and wanting to learn more. I am really enjoying the art work and even the short text the book offers is speaking louder tahn just the mere words.
When I got the graphic novel, I did not take it very seriously. I just thought;Oh easy assignment...how hard could it be, after all it was a cartoon, in my view. But then I started to read it, and at first I just didn't feel that impressed with it. It just was not the style of reading I was used to. Then something very strange happend, through the visual communication, and text I became very interested in the little girls world. Suddenly I cared. I finished the book earlier than I had to because I became invested in Satrapi's story.
My first impression of Persepolis was I thought it was going to be a little short cartoon book and kind of fun. When I kept continuing reading the book I began to like it a lot. The beginning I didn’t quiet understand, but as I read more I really got into it. I’m glad a read Persepolis and want to read Marjane Satrapi other books also.
Sartrapi expresses her own visual experiences during the Islamic Revolution in the Tehran; the capitol of Iran. For example, one year after the revolution took place; Satrapi and the other female students were forced to wear a veil to school and both the boys and girls were segregated from each other. This event alone caused a lot of chaos; people began to protest in the streets every day, and were assassinated for their attempt of �freedom of speech.� Other examples from this book, talk about how Satrapi�s mom boiled water to make it seem like she was cooking, during times of poverty. She also, demonstrated how under-class people, such as her adolescent maid, was not permitted to learn how to read or write or marry out side of her class.
My first impression of the book was, why in the he@* do I have to read a stupid comic book for college. In what way is this going to help me in my field of interest. Aftetr reading it I found that I was disturbed by the book. I did not like it at all!!!
I will lean towards Donnas explanation of her first impression of the book. How can I take this sreiously? It's a cartoon/ comic book. I threw the book down three different times. I was angered by it, but I just had to fing out what happened to Marjane. I needed to know what was going to happen to her. When I was done with the book I was still angered by it but glad that I finished it. Maybe I was glad just for the simple fact that the pain of readind something that I dispised was over or for the fact that I found out what happened to Marjane was complete. I will probably not read Perspolis part two.
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I loved it.
At first, I thought the introduction wasn't all that interesting. The story stared off slow and The character wasn't all that interesting. When i first saw the front page I though it would be a small chapter book. To my surprise, it was an animation book. I thought the book was going to be lame.
From L Seidenkranz
My first impression of Persopolis wasn't good. I, seriously thought that the book was going to be boring just because most of the time when I'm not the one picking out the book and it's require it's doesn't interest me. Honestly, it looked like a boring novel. However, I did like the cover of the book, it wasn't like other book covers. It wasn't too thick nor too thin.
GaoEa Y
Yeah Luom, I also got the same impression that you got when i first picked up the book. I thought her drawings in her book was funny and how you can almost put together the actual face of each person.
My first impression on Persepolis was that it was a different kind of book than anything I had read before. As I first flipped through the pages, I wondered why we were assigned to read the book as it looked like it was just a comic book.
Sarit Ghildayal
In response to Sarit...
I also agree with you about why we were reading this book too. Then after reading the book, i realized the answer. We are reading this book because it differnt than the normal books we read. Also, I think Dr. Lewis wants to show us that there are other kinds of books with the same main ideas, but written differently.
At first I thought that this story was a little confusing. I just had trouble trying to figure out which cause Marji and her parents were following, because they went from supporting the revolution to being persecuted by the revolution, and I kind of missed the events that signaled those changes. But maybe that is how it would have been for a child like Marji growing up during the revolution.
From Mark Felice
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be difficult to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would be hard to follow the dialogue boxes. I also thought the story would be kind of childish being told by Marji as a young girl. After reading it, I found it an enjoyably book, and also, the story was not childish at all. With Marji narrating, it was easy to understand since I was not familiar with any of the Iranian culture or background.
-Taylor Kobe
to Sarit
Like you, I had never read a graphic novel/comic before. It was interesting to see that this type of writing can be serious too. Before, I thought superheroes were the only comics. After reading Persepolis, I have learned to appreciate all types of writing and what they have to offer. In this case, the graphic novel was maybe the best way to tell Marji's story.
-Taylor Kobe
When I first seen this book I thought is was going to very boring. It turned out to be very informative. I never knew that social class was ever that important to the Iranians.
When I first saw the book I thought it was...shall I say, dumb. I was thinking why are we reading a comic book in college!!
Once I began to read it and understand the seriousness of the situation, I enjoyed having the graphics to give me an additional perspective. It was very enjoyable. It wouldn't be my first choice in formats to read...but it was interesting.
In response to Luom, I agree at first I thought it was going to be dumb. It really wasn't until we started talking about it in class that I started appreciating the pictures, the symbolism, the real meaning. I then found the book very interesting and used the pictures to understand the story even further.
I thought it would be a really boring book at first. And since I had a lot of other things to do I didn't want to read the whole book, but I read it in two hours and I enjoyed it!
When I first seen the book I thought it was going to be pretty lame. It turned out to be very interesting and informative. I never knew all the issues with wearing the veils. I thought they all wanted to wear them. And I thought it was terrible how on pages 99 through 101 told the older children that if they died in the war and had a gold painted key with them, than they would get into heaven where there would be virgin women waiting for them in paradise! That's scandalous!
My first impression of "persepolis" was that it was going to be sad. The book started by talking about how the girls were forced to wear vails. This story didn't not start out in a way that made me believe it was going to be a happy story.
a comment for gao blia,
I thought this story was not intresting at first too. When I first flipped through the pages, it looked childish. Over all, it is an informative book.
to sarit.
I agree with you when you said you couldn't understand why they assigned a comic book. At first I really didn't understand it, but once i read a few pages I knew it was going to be about very important issues
When I finally found Persepolis in the bookstore for my required reading, I wasn't all that impressed. I looked through it and thought, we're supposed to learn from a comic book? After further inspection my opinion got a little better as I read some passages, and saw that the book had some substance. I must admit though I couldn't put it down after the first page. The reading drew me in very well. So it's definitely a “don't judge a book by its cover” kind of thing.
In response to Gao.
I agree with you about the cover of the book. The cover is the only thing at first glance that made me want to read the book. She's sitting there with her hands crossed and a smug look on her face and it makes you wonder what her story is? What is she thinking about? Is something troubling her?
John Vu,
I thought the book went right into the action. Reading the first page, we can see the humor and storyline. It was funny on page one bottom illistration of how the girls thought of the veils. We can see where the story is heading too. She stated there was a revolution. I also thought the comic strip was easy to read. This is my first time reading a comic book from beginning to end. A comic book for an adult level.
My First impression of Persepolis was it would be like a typical comic book. Then I actually read the book, and reazlized that it was much more words than a typical comic book. also There was this underlaying feel of seriousness about the Iranian revolution. The picture some emotion to the book
When I opened the book for the first time, I felt that it was a humorous comic strip with a weird name. I started reading it and got glued to it. It was not just a comic strip, it was more like a novel with a different approach. The content was interesting and made you want to know more.
When I opened the book for the first time, I felt that it was a humorous comic strip with a weird name. I started reading it and got glued to it. It was not just a comic strip, it was more like a novel with a different approach. The content was interesting and made you want to know more.
I completely agree with you, Phylicia. The graphic content of the book gives a wrong impression of its caliber. Also, it undermines the seriousness of the Iranian revolution. How many books are out there talking about the revolution with comic strips in it? Very original!
This is the first graphic novel I have read. I enjoyed it. Marjane Satrapi's drawings gave a better view into her feelings than words alone could do.
Christina Johnson
In response to Luom
I also thought the book might have been lame. I had no idea it was going to be this deep. It was very real and detailed. I wasn't impressed by the character in the begining either. Things did start to come alive later despite the slow begining.
I just started reading Persepolis. It is the first graphic novel that I have read. I thought it was confusing at first, but once I got into the flow of how the book worked I started to understand it better. I'm still only at the beginning of it but it seems like it will get more interesting.
When I first opened the book I thought it was some kind of joke. I mean were in college and their having us read a comic? Then i started to read it and i got very interested and couldnt put the book down. Im glad i didnt go with my first impression because then i would never have read it!
When I first open the book I thought to myself another novel to read for a class. I wasn't excited, but when I did start read the book, I couldn't stop reading it. I just couldn't put it down just like everyone else who couldn't put it down too.
when i got the book i dreded reading it i never even opened it or looked trough it. when i got to class and we had to start reading it, and i finallly opened it i was happy it was a graphic novel because it would be easy to read. as i began the book i was wrong, i had to go back a few pages and reread it to understand what was going on in the book.
my first impression on persepolis was that it was going to be fun without so many words and pages to read like any other book. but you have to wonder why a graphic novel like this be used in a college class. i started to learn that it wasn't going to be as easy as it i thought it would be.
My first reaction to the book was indiffernt. I never read a comic novel before so i was willing to give this a chance. So far I like it and I think I might go see the movie when it comes out. She seems to be a very good writer. I hope to see more of her work.
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be easy and quick to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would dumb and lame. I also thought the story would be kind of sad and with a lot of drama because of a young girl on the cover book with a mug look on her face. After reading the book, I found it a surprising book because of the new law about the veils and also, the story was not lame or dumb. It was interesting and it made me want to read more.
Kou Lung Vang
My first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be easy and quick to read. I had never read a comic before, so I thought it would dumb and lame. I also thought the story would be kind of sad and with a lot of drama because of a young girl on the cover book with a mug look on her face. After reading the book, I found it a surprising book because of the new law about the veils and also, the story was not lame or dumb. It was interesting and it made me want to read more.
Kou Lung Vang
When I first had to read this book in high school, my first impression of Persepolis was that it was going to be boring. I thought to myself oh great another boring book that was going to be assigned. It turns out that it was pretty interesting. I liked how Marjane Satrapi used the comic book style. I liked the pictures that went along with the words. I also read it again for Century. Over all the book was better then i expected. I thought it was a good choice for the commom book for Century.
hv
At first I was happy because I realized that is was not going to take me too long to read the story because it was mostly artwork, but after reading the first 30 pages, I am enjoying the story so much on so many levels. I love the story line itself; it is giving me a view on Middle Eastern Issues (which I am not too interested in) that I never learned in all of my history classes combined. It has really struck my attention and made me very excited to continue on reading and wanting to learn more. I am really enjoying the art work and even the short text the book offers is speaking louder tahn just the mere words.
When I got the graphic novel, I did not take it very seriously. I just thought;Oh easy assignment...how hard could it be, after all it was a cartoon, in my view. But then I started to read it, and at first I just didn't feel that impressed with it. It just was not the style of reading I was used to. Then something very strange happend, through the visual communication, and text I became very interested in the little girls world. Suddenly I cared. I finished the book earlier than I had to because I became invested in Satrapi's story.
My first impression of Persepolis was I thought it was going to be a little short cartoon book and kind of fun. When I kept continuing reading the book I began to like it a lot. The beginning I didn’t quiet understand, but as I read more I really got into it. I’m glad a read Persepolis and want to read Marjane Satrapi other books also.
Sartrapi expresses her own visual experiences during the Islamic Revolution in the Tehran; the capitol of Iran. For example, one year after the revolution took place; Satrapi and the other female students were forced to wear a veil to school and both the boys and girls were segregated from each other. This event alone caused a lot of chaos; people began to protest in the streets every day, and were assassinated for their attempt of �freedom of speech.� Other examples from this book, talk about how Satrapi�s mom boiled water to make it seem like she was cooking, during times of poverty. She also, demonstrated how under-class people, such as her adolescent maid, was not permitted to learn how to read or write or marry out side of her class.
Paul W H
My first impression of the book was, why in the he@* do I have to read a stupid comic book for college. In what way is this going to help me in my field of interest. Aftetr reading it I found that I was disturbed by the book. I did not like it at all!!!
Paul W H
I will lean towards Donnas explanation of her first impression of the book. How can I take this sreiously? It's a cartoon/ comic book. I threw the book down three different times. I was angered by it, but I just had to fing out what happened to Marjane. I needed to know what was going to happen to her. When I was done with the book I was still angered by it but glad that I finished it. Maybe I was glad just for the simple fact that the pain of readind something that I dispised was over or for the fact that I found out what happened to Marjane was complete. I will probably not read Perspolis part two.
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