mbahnaf's review against another edition
4.0
"To the common man, whether you're a musician or a clown, its one and the same."
Marjane Satrapi's account of the life and death of her uncle, the celebrated musician Nassar Ali Khan, portrays a very strange portrait of depression and melancholia.
The tale is one of a man in search of meaning in life drowning in melancholy. Nassar Ali Khan's story is slowly related over a week as he has given up on his life. One by one, loved ones and their memories come back to him, some telling him to "come back to life". Unfortunately, as we see, Nassar has deep-rooted issues that start from a very young age: a mother who let him go before he did, a lost lover, a broken instrument, an unhappy marriage.
Whether or not our central character made the right call isn't for the reader to decide, for our thoughts wouldn't change the inevitable. Yet, the illustrations and writings do speak of a very distinct hollow felt inside every depressed person. Some try to give it meaning: fill it with music, some with books, some with love or religion. I believe that we all feel a bit akin to Nassar Ali Khan in some way. Maybe we can find stronger will and purpose.
b_kray's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favorite of Satrapi's compared to Persepolis, but still interesting in her quirky style that mixes family narrative, history, and illustration.
marinaruben's review against another edition
2.0
Nicely crafted, but the central character wasn’t sympathetic enough for me to feel invested in his life.
palsayfara's review against another edition
4.0
Hasil malak dari om tomo..hihihi..
Chicken with plums adalah kisah mengenai salah seorang paman Marji yang bernama Nasser Ali. Ia adalah seorang pemusik tar (alat musik tradisional Iran) yang sangat berdedikasi pada musiknya.
Suatu saat tar milik Nasser Ali dipatahkan oleh istrinya yang tengah emosi melihat kelakuan Nasser Ali, dan sejak saat itu Nasser Ali mengalami gundah, sampai suatu saat ia memutuskan untuk mati.
dalam kegundahannya, seminggu sebelum kematiannya, marji menceritakan dengan gaya khasnya yang satir dan humoris, mengenai flashback kehidupan sang paman, sampai akhirnya terbukalah alasan mengapa Nasser Ali memutuskan untuk mati.
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Chicken with plums adalah kisah mengenai salah seorang paman Marji yang bernama Nasser Ali. Ia adalah seorang pemusik tar (alat musik tradisional Iran) yang sangat berdedikasi pada musiknya.
Suatu saat tar milik Nasser Ali dipatahkan oleh istrinya yang tengah emosi melihat kelakuan Nasser Ali, dan sejak saat itu Nasser Ali mengalami gundah, sampai suatu saat ia memutuskan untuk mati.
dalam kegundahannya, seminggu sebelum kematiannya, marji menceritakan dengan gaya khasnya yang satir dan humoris, mengenai flashback kehidupan sang paman, sampai akhirnya terbukalah alasan mengapa Nasser Ali memutuskan untuk mati.
ooh menyedihkan...menyedihkan apa yang bisa dilakukan cinta padamu..huhuhu.... *lebay.com*
todiefor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
a charming book about a huge bitch
librelivre's review against another edition
2.0
Rather triggering (CW: suicide, self harm, misogyny, fat shaming, beauty privilege and more.) A lot of dated language especially with the body negativity.) Rather disappointing given how great Persepolis is.