Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

29 reviews

esterslibrary's review

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, War, Death, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

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

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

emileesbooks's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, Xenophobia, War, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence

npr's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Genocide, Violence, War, and Racism

alishamegan's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Classism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

lj_sophia's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Despite having to read Persepolis as an assigned reading, I enjoyed this book immensely. Reading about such a tragic and multi-faceted situation as Iranian society throughout revolution and war but from the perspective of a young girl gives the novel that naive and childlike flair that leaves you reflecting after each vignette. I found that the more tragic ones were even more haunting in the simple, yet effective art style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Torture, Death, and Religious bigotry

poolofbees's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

just a truly incredible story. the short, quick chapters make years of childhood pass by quickly and the art is striking and bold. marjane speaks with frankness and utter honesty and does not hide anything; her whole heart is bared in this book. while it is certainly not easy to read in any way, this story feels imperative, a necessary read. this book grips you tightly and refuses to let go, even after the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Rape

amykenney's review

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

booksanna's review

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.75

Great emotional story of war and abuse induced on people of Iran. So important to read. The wriitng was very consise and showed the growing of Marji very smoothly. The art was beautiful, but sometimes terrifying. The next story is even more heartbreaking. This really shows what war and oppression can do for a young generation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexism, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Torture, Death, War, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Child death