i am coming to the realization that children's books are the best books. persepolis is currently my favorite. it's the tale of a young woman growing up in iran during the late 70s and early 80s, throughout the revolution and the iran-iraq war. it's fuck sweet, sad, happy, glad, etcetera, all at once.

and they made a movie too! i don't know if it's out in the u.s. yet.

Quoted: Amazon.com: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood: Books: Marjane Satrapi by Marjane Satrapi