Persepolis 1 was okay. But, Persepolis 2 is probably the real reason this book is famous across the globe. And it wasn't that good.

I can totally see how she and others felt their freedom was being suppressed. But, that's just the opinion of an elite living in some North Tehran district. Most of Iran at that time, felt liberated from the shackles of the Shah.

Academia, media, pop culture promotes this book clearly because it says the opposite. Otherwise very mid-book!