Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

63 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.

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

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Gun violence, Colonisation, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Xenophobia, and Death

fandomsandfiction's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Death, War, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Genocide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing and Misogyny

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

cbh's review against another edition

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

5.0

I have never read a book that so perfectly captures the feeling of freedom and all that one can gain and lose out of it. It is excellent! An easy page turner, and definitely a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and War

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Torture, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is really such an accessible look at living in Iran during the war in the 1980s, which honestly not a lot of YA lit really covers. It's a realtively simple art style, but there are panels that really get the emotions across. Marjane feels a lot of things, and props to her parents for encouraging the freedom she desired. 

There are parts of this that are also hard to read, given the subject matter. It would make great required reading for a social studies class in high school. It will definitely make for good discussion tonight at our book club.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

socialoats's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Torture

maria_elizabeth_harden_pope's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I had never read a graphic novel before this book because I thought they were shallow or for kids or immature, but this book defies all expectations. Extremely thoughtful, Satrapi balances the fun and little challenges of growing up with huge political and sociological reflections. She captures exactly what it means to be a child, the way a child's mind works, and how that changes as we get older. She is so humblingly and brutally honest about her life's choices-- and that they don't always make sense, but they happen anyways. LOVE this book. Plus, it'll give you a whole education on Iran's history, which I found really helpful!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, and Rape