“This is, obviously, book 2 of Satrapi's memoirs. In her first book, she was a young child living in Iran at the beginning of the Iranian Revolution. The story was told through the eyes of a child, which provided a unique picture of history.

This book begins after she is sent to Austria as a young teenager. Her parents wanted their only child to live in safety during the Iraqi-Iranian war. Unfortunately, in this book, the author comes across as a whiny-baby. She seems to confuse...”

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