Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

37 reviews

alishamegan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

gellyreads's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Violence

morgan_mck's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and War

pixieeeee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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

jialianyang's review against another edition

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

5.0

What a gorgeous graphic novel! Marjane writes and illustrates with honesty, humor and wit to convey her singular experience of her childhood in Iran and Austria, experiencing war and revolution, personal and communal rebellions, fundamentalism and political struggles and more. The graphic novel unfolds in a way that is at once attuned to daily life and Marjane's emotional world, as well as the larger global circumstances that inform her experiences. It is an epic of personal growth and the evolution of a country and a society, connected by a passion for family, home, Iran, friendship, justice and self expression. I felt parented by the meaning making efforts in this journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Grief

maddie_is_literate's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence and Alcohol

soupply's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Drug use