Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi

22 reviews

aalayah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Drug abuse, Genocide, Injury/injury detail, Islamophobia, War, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Body shaming

pjwanders's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Addiction

jaimeeslitlife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I've been loving memoirs lately, and Satrapi's graphic memoir is an absolute gem. PERSEPOLIS details Satrapi's experience growing up in Iran and what being Iranian means to her. It is equal parts funny, heartbreaking, and informative, and Satrapi's bold black-and-white art is the perfect vessel to help tell her story. Though vast in scope and heavy with content, PERSEPOLIS is incredibly welcoming and relatable. Read this for the coming-of-age story, read this to get a fuller picture of a country so often reduced to its worst moments, read this because it's a damn good book. 🤘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, War, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, 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: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Hate crime, War, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Murder, Genocide, Classism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

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

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

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

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

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

readandfindout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, Death, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Self harm

ellereadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

It's books like this that make it evermore apparent that an American "education" is incomplete at best. I didn't know 95% of the events Satrapi described, yet she presented her story in great detail, but in a way that was easy to follow and understand. She is a wonderful storyteller and provides rich details. And her artwork is both simple and evocative. I really enjoyed this graphic novel collection!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War