Reviews tagging 'War'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

234 reviews

atuin's review against another edition

dark informative

5.0

this is the memoir of a woman who grew up in Iran during the Islamic revolution, and as such it does have a lot of dark subject matter. Still, it has moments of hope, beauty, and even humor in a bleak situation, such as her relationship with her grandmother and some of her friends. The illustrations are effective at conveying the peoples emotions and enhance the story. This book should be read to better understand the background of many Iranian people and their struggles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, War, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

Moderate: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

goatieboi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I finally got around to reading this and I am so angry it took me so long. This was such an informative and emotional read. 

The author also has such an eye for pacing and much needed levity when things got dark in the narrative. To be so honest about your mistakes and growth is really admirable.  

Eventually I should watch the movie…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, War, and Suicide attempt

catbrigand's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Self harm, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

jeremie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Adored every second of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Minor: Homophobia

irinalast's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, War, Racism, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Violence, and Police brutality

la_karina1818's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Death, and Cursing

gatorskulls's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and War

Minor: Sexual content

beclc's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

meahjones's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Torture

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, War, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault