Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

163 reviews

dross_40's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book taught me about a part of the world I know little about. It, also, gave me a history lesson from an insider’s point-of-view. The animation gave some relief to the heavy topics. This was my first time reading an adult graphic novel. This art form brings lightheartedness to the reader.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, War, Torture, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

This is fun to read despite the heavy topics. The art form provides relief.

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

iarlais's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Persepolis really is a magnificent journey. I read this during my breaks at work and it was the first time in a while I was counting down the hours during my shift that I could get back to a book. This story touches on so much, growing up in tumultuous times, witnessing death and destruction as part of your childhood, seeing family members disappear, struggling to breathe as a girl in a deeply misogynistic society. Then Europe comes and the old challenges fade away, only to be replaced with new, more philosophical ones - trying to find your place in life, never feeling settled, and trying to adjust amidst a severe culture shock. It's an astoundingly funny and tragic work and easily one of the most fantastic autobiographies I've ever read. As a last note, the art work is great and easy to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Torture, and Sexism

cordeliant's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence and Racism

irinalast's review against another edition

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

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

bronzeageholly's review

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

“Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

nevermoregothic's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, and War

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Rape

weihnachtslilie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, and Violence

bookishmaggie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Torture