Reviews tagging 'War'

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi

83 reviews

fandomsandfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Death, War, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Genocide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing and Misogyny

theportalmaster's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book, especially the childhood part, and the honesty with which the author tells the stories. She openly shows all of her colors, the good and the bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Drug abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Police brutality, War, and Grief

abbyarm's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Drug use

Minor: Xenophobia and Police brutality

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Drug use, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

cbh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I have never read a book that so perfectly captures the feeling of freedom and all that one can gain and lose out of it. It is excellent! An easy page turner, and definitely a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and War

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Torture, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is really such an accessible look at living in Iran during the war in the 1980s, which honestly not a lot of YA lit really covers. It's a realtively simple art style, but there are panels that really get the emotions across. Marjane feels a lot of things, and props to her parents for encouraging the freedom she desired. 

There are parts of this that are also hard to read, given the subject matter. It would make great required reading for a social studies class in high school. It will definitely make for good discussion tonight at our book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

socialoats's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Torture

eviecheesepuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

✨ What a way to start Women’s History Month! ✨

I read this in early March and I definitely blame it for my delayed posting schedule. Even though I kept reading other books after, I had to let my thoughts regarding this story shimmer for a bit. 

TG - The book isn't exactly focused on violence, but it def doesn't shy away or tone down any situations the author witnessed or heard about. There are references to torture, dismemberment, rape and murder. 

This was a such a bittersweet and and eye opening read. The story starts in 1979, when Marjane Satrapi was ten years old. To be honest this is the first novel I’ve read from the pov of someone who grew up at the heart of the Islamic Revolution. And somehow, even though the tone of the book is very somber and sad, because we are following a little girl growing up, the narrative has its moments of humor.

If you like "coming of age" stories, this is for you. But be warned that it won't always make you feel good. The way Satrapi's anger is depicted (through the growing constraints of the society she lives in) gives a very intimate glimpse of what life would be like if one were stripped of many basic rights. Especially when she was a teenager. That was the hardest part to get through for me. 

Overall, this book made me reflect on how privileged my life has been just by not having to deal with war in any capacity. I think it’s easier to read or hear your grandparents talk about WWI, or WWII because it happened long ago enough that it feels far away from us. But when you start thinking about more recent wars like the one depicted in this book, or the Ukrainian-Russian war going on right now… you realize how awful life can really be and how lucky you are to be at home, safe, with the people you love. 

As this book is an autobiography, I will skip both my usual “lessons learned” and “notes” parts, as everyone should draw their own conclusions from this work. I also won’t be rating it, because imo it feels wrong… like I’m grading someone’s experiences by validating or invalidating them. Regardless of how I feel about the author and their opinions, it’s not my place to do so. But I will say this. READ THIS BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and War

maria_elizabeth_harden_pope's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I had never read a graphic novel before this book because I thought they were shallow or for kids or immature, but this book defies all expectations. Extremely thoughtful, Satrapi balances the fun and little challenges of growing up with huge political and sociological reflections. She captures exactly what it means to be a child, the way a child's mind works, and how that changes as we get older. She is so humblingly and brutally honest about her life's choices-- and that they don't always make sense, but they happen anyways. LOVE this book. Plus, it'll give you a whole education on Iran's history, which I found really helpful!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, and Rape

luciavmateo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug use, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry