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 Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:51 pm
Has anybody read this? It's a graphic novel, not a manga, but it's really good. It's the memoir of a woman who grew up in Iran in the 1970s and 80s. We had to read it for school, but it's really good. Apparently, a movie was just made of it too...
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:36 am
Gah! You already read it!!?? I think it looks okay although it doesn't exactly seem like my kind of book...besides I'm not a fan of the artwork! 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:56 pm
The artwork's not great, I agree. But I don't think it's supposed to be amazing. And it's interesting... It was only 150 pages. mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:39 am
I saw the movie somewhat recently, and then my dad decided to buy the book. I think it's really interesting. I would have to agree that the artwork isn't fabulous, although I find myself liking the simple style of it sometimes.
It's a really great book though, because it makes you think about things you probably wouldn't think about normally.
Also, and this is probably because it's a graphic novel, it changed mediums very well when it was made into a movie. The movie more effectively captures the sadness, the funny parts, etc., than even the book did.
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:16 am
I hear that it just got animated too. It was in my latest Borders update. It sounds interesting, but I don't know if I'd like to spend money on it. I'm more of a library person.
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 3:34 pm
olive17 I saw the movie somewhat recently, and then my dad decided to buy the book. I think it's really interesting. I would have to agree that the artwork isn't fabulous, although I find myself liking the simple style of it sometimes.
It's a really great book though, because it makes you think about things you probably wouldn't think about normally.
Also, and this is probably because it's a graphic novel, it changed mediums very well when it was made into a movie. The movie more effectively captures the sadness, the funny parts, etc., than even the book did. I agree with you. Although, the book was in two volumes, whereas the movie was one thing. So the movie was edited down more... But I loved that it was in French! I got some practice in, trying to understand without subtitles. It didn't work... lol
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