Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi

Review By: Shelby

I just picked up this book for two reasons:

1. it was $1

2. I like comics

Anyway this very smart comic tells the story of a girl who grew up in Iran when they were in war with Iraq and when they had taken people hostage at the American embassy.

Marji, the protagonist, is a young only child who lives with her mom and dad. She is smart and outspoken as a result of the environment of her home: her mom and dad are very opinionated and take everything with a grain of salt. also they are very modern.

Marji watches her home become like a backwards, scary place. She is young so she is torn between her love for her country and her modern ideals. She is fired up and wants to fight when she first learns of the war, but she is also proud of her relatives for being in jail because they stood up for their ideals. She even goes against her parents' wishes and protests! (very dangerous).

Marjane is still just a teenager, so she of course, has to rebel. She rebels against her parents and against the oppressive, extremist government, wearing jeans, and sneakers under her veil while singing along with Michael Jackson, Guns N Roses, and Kim Wilde.

Anyway, this may be a comic, but just because it's a comic doesn't mean it's some throwaway book. Marji tells the story of her childhood through simply illustrated anecdotes. They don't take away from the seriousness of the real-life events, they rather make them more personal... telling them from a child's point of view. So even though it's not batman, there certainly is a hero.

This book has been made into a movie, and there is also a 2nd part (comic).

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Seeker

William Nicholson

Review By: Sasha

So, it's been awhile since I've written a review...

Seeker is about a boy named Seeker who wishes to join the Noble Warriors who are a group of monks that live to protest the All and Only. As Seeker turns sixteen, he is now allowed to join. But not only does the most horrible thing happen (his brother gets kicked out of the noble warriors, and is now a disgrace), but Seeker's father does not want him to join. This book also follows Morning STar, a girl who can see people's "colors" as in if their angry and other emotions. And Wildman who is...wild...These three people meet and become companions on a quest to become Noble Warriors.

This is a very great book. Everything the author writes has a purpose and it's fun to read and see how everything comes together at the end. Though this is a series, it actually has a real ending which I was happy to read. It's not often that I like endings to good books. It's long but easy to read. I would hihly reccommend this book.

Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

Review By: Sasha

This is a short story about a guy that turns into a vermin. Many people say cockroach but that is not the authors intent. Though short, it takes a while to read. The story is mostly about Gregor's (the man-incect) family troubles.

It's interesting but unless you have to read it for class I wouldnt reccomend it. If you have to read it for class, do read it and don't sparknote it because it's not that bad.

Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep?

Philip K. Dick

Review By: Sasha

This book is set in a world after the final world war that left the planet earth basically uninhabitable. So most people go to mars and only a few are left on eath. Of the few on earth, most become stupid (cause of the chemicals). When you go to mars you get androids for company. Sometimes the androids (who look just like humans) get bored and kill their owners and come to earth. there's this guy who is a bounty hunter and he kills the androids who come to earth.

SO he gets this mission. And he has personal life drama. And he well anyway, its a good book. I dont want to give any spoilers because you should read it. it's very interesting.

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

Review By: Sasha

Hamlet decided if he should kill his uncle for killing his dad. he thinks and thinks and thinks some more. He kills polonius, his girlfriend goes crazy and drounds. Laertes gets mads and so hamlets uncle and laertes decide to kill hamlet. Hamlet killed laertes and his uncle. His mom dies then horatio is like "im gonna kill myself" and hamlet says "bitch, no!" and then hamlet dies. The end.

Shortcuts

Raymond Carver

Review By: Sasha

This book is a bunch of short stories. And one poem. The stories don't really end. And most of them are really wierd. It's an EXTREAMLY quick read and it's very interesting. So pick it up and read it. It wont take long. It basically stories about people's lives. Mostly about married people.