Persepolis

Finished reading Persepolis during lunch last week and "sold" it to a colleague who borrowed the book. In the book, the author writes about and illustrates her life growing up under two regimes in Iran, first under the Shah and then under Islamic fundamentalists, as well as her student life abroad in Europe. Her parents were forward-thinking and forward-looking. They believed in education and teaching their children to think for themselves. Hence, she grew up as someone with a mind of her own. And indeed she does have some tough views about religion. Her parents sent her abroad to continue her education, fearing that she would get into trouble with the law because she was so outspoken. Others in her extended family paid a far heavier price for resisting the regime. I was reading the book in the ride to the office this morning and nearly teared because some parts were really tough to read and to bear. My nose dripped instead. This book is a keeper for me.