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The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

40 reviews

alex_wordweaver's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

I've wanted to read Persepolis since I first saw it in my high school library. I'm so glad I finally got to read it. It was a great, fast read. Super informative and engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and War

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, and Vomit

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

jakepasseri's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.75

For me, the power of Persepolis is in allowing a reader to understand massive conflicts not through statistics, troops or other top-down view, but through the perspectives and lives of individuals. It allows us to understand the humans at the heart of conflicts that get lost when you cannot connect with them in other mediums

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

nornors's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

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

mysterymeenah's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual violence

jeremie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

adored every second of this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

“Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.”

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, and War

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Death of parent, and Pregnancy