Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

80 reviews

rainbowrocky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

lilreddress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Murder

chelseareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and War

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

moosta2112's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

catandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Torture, and War

neyomi_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

A very eye opening and honest novel of life in Iran in the late 20th century. Being half-Turkish myself, the idea of belonging and identity really struck me and I found myself identifying with some interpersonal aspects of MarJane. A very bleak novel yet you felt like you were learning as she was, about life and relationships and politics. I really liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, and War

ryraeriv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Grief, and Classism

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love the art. The simple, black and white depictions of such horrific events, really brings it down to the perspective of a child being reared in a politically unstable environment. 

Endearing and deeply distressing. A powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism

00phantom's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape

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.