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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

9 reviews

lizzie24601's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Satrapi is a great cartoonist and memoirist. She balances very well between detailing the emotions and faults of her youth and providing added context in hindsight. There's something here for every reader to relate to (regarding this coming of age), as well as a lot to learn about life in 1980s-90s Iran.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Police brutality, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death, Torture, Xenophobia, War, and Alcohol

gin_and_books's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Addiction, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Alcohol, Deportation, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Islamophobia

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi was a continuation of the stories we got to see in the first edition. This book continued to press the boundaries of what it means to grow up in the middle of a war. This book dove a little deeper into the impact of the war on Marjane, and how it affected her development as she got older. I think these two books paint an incredibly important picture of the personal hardships suffered by individuals in war torn countries. These books deal beautiful with the complex and challenging emotions they bring up, and I think that reading the pair is well worth everyone’s time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Sexism, Genocide, and Misogyny

cozy_academic's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gun violence, Death, Police brutality, Drug use, War, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

lanid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Police brutality, Body shaming, and Homophobia

lindsayerin's review

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Police brutality and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

marissasa's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

Part 2 of Marjane's story continues where the first left off with her arrival in Austria, in her parents' attempt to free her from the oppressive life in war-torn Iran at the time. We see her go through huge life changes both physically and mentally, as she ages 4 years before her decision to return to Iran. She doesn't shy away from her experiences with drugs, alcohol, partying, racism, good and bad influences from friends, formative dating experiences, poverty, and homelessness that shaped her time in Austria. The difference between the young Marji in part 1 and the grown Marjane in this part is astounding, but we see and empathize with her struggles with loneliness, identity, and depression along the way. She continues to change even after her return, getting a degree and even getting married and eventually divorced. Although this is the story of her return home after time abroad, it ends on a melancholy note with her conscious decision to leave Iran for France for good in seek of freedom from the government's strict rules, with the knowing support of her parents and grandmother.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Police brutality, and Racism

ninahuynh's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

I loved seeing Marjane's growth as a character and a teenager to young adulthood. Makes you put into perspective the many different lives people are living, and how war and death and oppression can shape and mold you is whichever it wants unless you are willing to stand up for what you believe in.   I wish there was more to read!!

Read more in my blog: https://niansworld.wordpress.com/2022/02/20/persepolis-the-story-of-a-return-3-4-marjane-satrapi/

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual harassment

thalassaio's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Police brutality, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia