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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

19 reviews

thegardenlesbian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Muy buen libro, me ha llenado el corazón. Recomiendo a cualquiera que lo lea. Es increíble la conexión que se siente con la autora, especialmente de niña. Te hace llorar de tristeza y de risa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

bellsdixon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

rieviolet's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

I've been trying to get into graphic novels lately but it's been a bit of a hit-or-miss experience so far.

When it comes to Persepolis, I can say that I liked the graphic style and the black and white colouring; I felt like these stilistic choices suited the story quite well. I also appreciated the humour peppered throughout, I did chuckle out loud from time to time. 

I read the volume including all 4 parts but I didn't like them in equal measure. The first segment is the one I enjoyed the most, with its focus on the author's childhoood. Still, I cannot but admire Satrapi's honesty in depicting her personal life, the good but also the bad and the less palatable of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Colonisation

cami_chai's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, and War

Minor: Confinement and Islamophobia

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

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

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

markwillnevercry's review against another edition

0.5

So, there is a bit to tell. I really did not like this book. You might think "Ah, so you did not like it, because it was bad", but it wasn't. Marjane Satrapi does a very good job of showing how she grew up and how stuff changed her. However, it felt a bit like listening to your friend go through absolute shit, without recognizing that you also have problems that you have to deal with. Marjane Satrapi just kept going, because she wanted to tell her story and it was uncomfortable to read, specifically the Vienna part. As a separate note, this book is just in general giving the vibe of "i do not care about the way you feel, because i will never reflect on this", so we got slutshaming and fatphobia. I kind of feel like I wasted my time with this book. 

Reading notes:

Momo sucks ass.

She just accused man of a crime he didn't commit? And what she accused him of is not even comparible of her wearing lipstick? And her and her boyfriend are so happy about it? They deserve each other. 

The scene with the pills in uni. Just like, girly, if you have something on your heart, maybe don't throw it at the first person you see?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

I do not actually remember if there were examples of addiction, alcoholism and drug abuse, but I am not planning to reread the whole book to find them. It felt like they were there, but do not trust my word. Also, ableism is there for like a chapter, but it is bad.

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

So heartbreaking but very punk rock 5🤘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

As a title that has continued to be a subject of controversy, it is worth highlighting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s resources on Persepolis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual harassment

This comic also deals with fundamentalism and imperialism, mention forced marriage.

smallestcat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Fatphobia, Rape, and Blood