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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

14 reviews

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is Marjane Satrapi’s story of growing up in Iran during the war between Iran and Iraq. It is heartbreaking and informative and I think everybody should read it. 

It is important to learn about different cultures and histories and this exemplifies that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

taliatalksbooks's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a powerful graphic novel that depicts the struggles of growing up in war torn Iran. I love the use of graphic novels to depict difficult topics, and I think this book is a great representation of why this medium is effective. The graphic form is reminiscent of (find for most) childhood memories and it captures the freedom our main character longs for. That childhood freedom is juxtaposed with harsh, terrifying events, while being entirely realistic. These snapshots into everyday life paint a picture of fear, but are also insightful regarding the implications of war on the upbringing of children in these areas. This book is really important, especially since it handles a difficult topic in a really easy to digest manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, War, Murder, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

emileesbooks's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Xenophobia, War, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence

csh2424's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, and Self harm

cozy_academic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Persepolis is a powerful read. As someone unfamiliar with the landscape of Iran, some of the town and city names were a little challenging to keep track of, but that doesn't take away from the impact of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, War, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, and Child death

amykenney's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Cursing, and Rape

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.75

Great emotional story of war and abuse induced on people of Iran. So important to read. The wriitng was very consise and showed the growing of Marji very smoothly. The art was beautiful, but sometimes terrifying. The next story is even more heartbreaking. This really shows what war and oppression can do for a young generation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexism, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Torture, Death, War, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Child death

maddie_is_literate's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Torture, Death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual violence

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

this was so informative but so devastating. i cannot wait to read the next volume and further educate myself on some of the Iranian history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Classism, Violence, and War

kayschwe's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, War, Classism, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical content