Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

48 reviews

markwillnevercry's review against another edition

0.5

So, there is a bit to tell. I really did not like this book. You might think "Ah, so you did not like it, because it was bad", but it wasn't. Marjane Satrapi does a very good job of showing how she grew up and how stuff changed her. However, it felt a bit like listening to your friend go through absolute shit, without recognizing that you also have problems that you have to deal with. Marjane Satrapi just kept going, because she wanted to tell her story and it was uncomfortable to read, specifically the Vienna part. As a separate note, this book is just in general giving the vibe of "i do not care about the way you feel, because i will never reflect on this", so we got slutshaming and fatphobia. I kind of feel like I wasted my time with this book. 

Reading notes:

Momo sucks ass.

She just accused man of a crime he didn't commit? And what she accused him of is not even comparible of her wearing lipstick? And her and her boyfriend are so happy about it? They deserve each other. 

The scene with the pills in uni. Just like, girly, if you have something on your heart, maybe don't throw it at the first person you see?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

I do not actually remember if there were examples of addiction, alcoholism and drug abuse, but I am not planning to reread the whole book to find them. It felt like they were there, but do not trust my word. Also, ableism is there for like a chapter, but it is bad.

pricklybriar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

An insightful look into the author’s experience as a young immigrant living on her own and to the Cultural Revolution in Iran.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, and Sexism

bnbydwltrs's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Torture, War, Murder, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

sophia2203's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, War, Death, Torture, and Xenophobia

theportalmaster's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I loved this book, especially the childhood part, and the honesty with which the author tells the stories. She openly shows all of her colors, the good and the bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Drug abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Police brutality, War, and Grief

abbyarm's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence and Drug use

Minor: Xenophobia and Police brutality

illgiveyouahint's review

dark funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Drug use, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

daniellekat's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

Oof. I’m having a really hard time rating this one. On one hand, it was a beautiful look at one girl’s coming of age in an environment of war and oppression. But on the other hand, I really disliked Marjane (which feels harsh because this is non fiction) and the way the narrative was told. Each chapter felt disjointed and somewhat unreliable. I don’t know if I just had high expectations or this just didn’t work for me. Either way I would still recommend because it was an accessible look at the turmoil in Iran during the late 80s and early 90s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, War, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Ableism

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

saviross's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed the way Marjane shared her story - the illustrations themselves were funny at times, very powerful at other times. I regret taking so long to read this book (after avoiding it in when it was an assigned reading in university), but am very happy to have read it now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Violence, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Homophobia