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The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi

8 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

percivilious's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Classism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective

4.0

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a candid an immensely successful graphic memoir detailing coming-of-age amid revolution, war, and migration. A title with such influence reaching great heights that Persepolis might need little introduction. It certainly is easy thinking about francophone writers or comics in French for the Iranian creator Marjane Satrapi and Persepolis to come to mind.  For my part I am surprised even over twenty years later how I again can pick up the comics and a new part will jump out at me. It’s black/white aesthetic and paneling, sometimes overflowing with text or quietly speaking silently yet powerfully on their own engages the reader. No wonder it has subsequently inspired others (such as Marguerite Abouet) to tell their own stories through the medium of sequential art. Too 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 . In addition to the two volume or single omnibus editions of the comic, (in English translated by Mattias Ripa and Blake Ferris, lettering Eve Deluze with additional hand lettering Céline Merrien) I’d also encourage people to search out the 2007 animated film adaptation. Using traditional animation techniques that give beautiful results. 

Persepolis reminds us not only of the liveliness, cruelty, and efforts to make sense of the world, but identity, transitions, and resilience in the face of fundamentalism and crossing foreign cultures. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Rape

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

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Blood, and Body horror

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Abandonment, Injury/injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Drug use, Death, Homophobia, War, Violence, Sexism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Injury/injury detail, Classism, and Confinement

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, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

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

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

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

I'm so glad I finally got to read this. I watched the movie twice before, and reading this makes me want to watch it again. Marjane Satrapi has so much heart and candor and writes and draws in such a profound way that helps even outsiders understand. She is an international treasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia