I really enjoyed Persepolis! I thought it was such a good story and it was not difficult to read at all. It makes me feel so lucky to live in America, where there is more freedom and equality for women. I like the "coming of age" novels, graphic or not, and I think that they are good reads for teens.
Naruto was alright, but I'm just not into that ninja fantasy genre. I also found the panels difficult to read, possibly because they read from right to left and were very busy.
I think just having these books, or any other age-appropriate graphic novels, would be nice to keep in my classroom when I become a teacher. It lets students know that there is a different way to read (with pictures) and also it might inspire some leisure reading!
As for me, I think I just might take a stroll down the graphic novel aisle at Borders. I went to the Kent Free Library on Main St. and the librarian said that they don't carry any graphic novels as far as he knows! I was a little shocked when he told me this. He said that they can order them for people to check out but they don't have any there. I just thought that was strange because it seems like graphic novels are gaining more and more popularity, especially after the movie The Watchmen came out.
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I really enjoyed Persepolis as well! It was a great novel that I gained a lot of insight from, which made me change my view of graphic novels. I felt that Marjane Satrapi really gave me insight into what it was like living in Iran. After reading that novel, I became extremely interested in what life is like for women in the middle east. It made me extremely thankful to be able to live in America. Also, about Naruto, I felt the same way as you. It was difficult to read and felt like a conglomeration of pictures on one page.
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