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October 13, 2005
Persepolis
I am not very familiar with the history of Iran, but nonetheless I find this novel very understandable. I think that if this novel lacked pictures, it would be very hard to keep straight all of the characters and how they are related, but by being able to see and associate a face with every character the author introduces, I am able to not worry about memorizing names and relations, but rather I can focus on the story itself. Just as gestures help us communicate, pictures help the author communicate the history of her country to us. I know that if the words were taken away from the pictures, the story would lose a lot of its meaning, but at the same time I think that the general idea would still be captured through the pictures alone. I really like reading this novel...I find it's one of those books that once you pick it up and start reading, you don't want to stop until you've finished it.
Posted by lcissullivan at October 13, 2005 06:34 PM
Comments
So Brenna, so you think it is word dependent, picture dependent, additive or interdependent?
glad you are enjoying the book...
Posted by: Ellen Grabiner at October 15, 2005 03:44 PM
Brenna, I really understand what you are saying. I think the story would be a lot more difficult to understand if it weren't for the pictures. The pictures make it easier to keep track of the story and it is helpful to be able to associate names of characters with an actual picture of them, especially a picture drawn by a young girl because the characters are simple enough to remember, but complex enough to be able to keep them apart. Especially since we are not familiar with most of the names in the book, I think these illustrations are very helpful.
Posted by: Katie at October 15, 2005 05:12 PM