Reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It, and couple of others, were recommended here recently, and is somewhat of a new genre for me, memoir / biography in graphic novel format, graphic memoir?

Got the omnibus edition, "The Complete Persepolis", it's a pretty interesting read. It's about young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979, at least the first volume, after that it's about her life after that.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just gave up on the latest Dan Brown novel. Really bad. Starting to wonder if it was written by a ghostwriter or AI. Life is too short and there are too many other good books to waste time finishing a bad one.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

that sounds right, Dan Brown is a bit of a hack, or at least that's what I've heard - he's commercially successful, though!

EDIT: I've seen Umberto Eco recommended as a Dan Brown alternative, I reallt enjoyed Name of the Rose but I think Foucault's Pendulum is usually recommended for Dan Brown fans who want something better.