Persepolis 1-4 vs Recollections of an old soldier: Which Should You Read?

Persepolis 1-4 Marjane Satrapi · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.2 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Light

From inside front cover: The story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a ... loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private and public life in a…

Recollections of an old soldier Capt. David Perry (b. 1741) · 1822 64 pages · ≈ 1 h 11 m · Challenging

“...May we all remember the maxim of our illustrious Washington: "United we stand; divided we fall." -- When we reflect back to our Revolutionary war, and see how much blood and treasure were spent to gain our independence, shall we, after so long an experience of the advantages arising from so good a government, be any more deceived by internal or foreign enemies? Shall we contrast the mildness of”

As they were in those days, the full title of Capt David Perry's book is its own description: Recollections of an old soldier. The life of Captain David Perry, a soldier of the French and revolutionary wars,…