Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

72 reviews

strawberrytheauthor's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is Marjane Satrapi’s story of growing up in Iran during the war between Iran and Iraq. It is heartbreaking and informative and I think everybody should read it. 

It is important to learn about different cultures and histories and this exemplifies that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

justbeaperson's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death, War, Violence, Torture, and Sexism

moosta2112's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual harassment

jilianluk's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Torture

rworrall78's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Just brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, and Misogyny

catandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Rape, and Gun violence

madmadmaddymad's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love the art. The simple, black and white depictions of such horrific events, really brings it down to the perspective of a child being reared in a politically unstable environment. 

Endearing and deeply distressing. A powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Classism, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

00phantom's review

challenging inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, War, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

seforana's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Torture, War, and Mass/school shootings

kaypringle's review

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

5.0

I do not think there's any words to accurately capture the story Marjane Satrapi not only

Manage to put into words, but illustrate as well. This violent, confusing history being experienced and lived by someone so young, and still being

able to candidly & authentically capture a snapshot of history, one parts that intertwined so many people’s stories of growing up in 

Iran under the Islamic Revolution, people whose stories that many of us would never hear or be able to begin to understand is a tragically beautiful skill. Thank you for opening my eyes, my heart and my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Moderate: Death and Violence