A leave of absence

The bad news:

• I broke my wrist
• Typing now takes forever
  
• I have an abscessed molar and an impending root canal
• I have a bacterial infection in my jaw and can barely open my mouth or chew
• I need to find babysitters for my newly incapacitated self and active baby girl

The good news:

• I now have more time to read
  

Persopolis

Persopolis, by Marjane Satrapi

Bad things:

• Oppressive puppet regimes orchestrated by the British government
• A promising revolution which quickly devolves into Islamic fundamentalism
• War with Iraq to distract citizens from the new evil government
  
• A religion which encourages the worst behavior from the devout

Good and bad:

• Oil
• communists

Good

• Spunky girls
• Poignant writing
• Stark illustrations reflecting the claustrophobia of living in fear from your own government

In honor of this graphic novel, I thought I'd keep this review concise. While at the library this week, I stumbled across this book, which I've been looking for for ages. It did not disappoint. Now I'm looking forward to reading the sequel and watching the movie.