Do you ever get book recommendations that are outside your “comfort zone”? Books that come to you from someone you respect but are something you would never have picked up on your own?
Joanna Goddard, one of my all-time favorite bloggers, recently recommended Persepolis on her site A Cup of Jo. I have never read a graphic novel but I really enjoy having my eyes opened to different styles of storytelling and different reader-tastes.
Here’s more from Joanna regarding Persepolis:
After seeing Argo last week, I was inspired to reread the fantastic graphic novel Persepolis, which tells the story of the author’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic revolution. Her neighbors’ homes are bombed, and her relatives are imprisoned. Her father considers fleeing to America, but then asks his wife, “I can become a taxi driver and you a cleaning lady?” As she grows up, the girl’s rebellious streak endangers her life. Her personal story is gripping, heartbreaking and surprisingly funny. I devoured it in three days, and now I’m really looking forward to reading the authors’ other two books, Persepolis 2 (the sequel) and Embroideries(about her female relatives’ sex lives!).
Have you ever followed a bloggers recommendation even if it wasn’t your type of book? Have you been glad you did? Here’s another graphic novel that I have put on my to-be-read pile. French Milk by Lucy Knisley.
Thanks for the tip, Joanna, and let me know what you end up reading next!
