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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

12 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

natashalovesducks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

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

amykenney's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

cavtasticreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

This is a graphic novel memoir of  Marjane Satrapi’s childhood growing up in Iran during the 1970’s rebellion and the later the Islamic revolution. It is so well done and give such a honest glimpse into what happened during that time.  The story it’s self is not an easy one to read because of the harsh truths and reality that she encountered.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and War

kayschwe's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

anniefwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

I had previously read part 1 of Persepolis but hadn't gotten around to reading the second part, so I was happy to read the complete collection all together. I feel like Satrapi accomplishes a great deal in this graphic memoir--it's a coming-of-age story, a country's modern history, an exploration of religious tradition and a desire for individuality. I think I could have benefited from knowing a bit more about the Islamic Revolution in Iran ahead of time because I struggled a bit to keep up with the political goings-on, but I think she did as good a job as she could have of condensing such complex issues into images with little text. Her style is so recognizable and works well with the narrative she's telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Torture, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

quirkko24's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Blood, and Colonisation