Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

3 reviews

lulubellabooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

I believe that some books should be read by everyone, and this is definitely one of those books
What a true emotional rollercoaster. 

I think that the graphic novel format of this book helps turn this into something that younger people can read and understand. It should be read by people of all ages. We are shown very little about Iran other than the connection with fundamentalist  fantlaticism and terrorism. It's what the media does. It shows you the bad things. This book is so enlightening that I feel enriched with new knowledge that should be known by all.

When what happened to Anoosh happened? I wanted to cry. 

The things women were told so that they'd west a veil? I wanted to cry.

I admit that I giggled at the part where Marjane goes to hang out with 'anarchists', only to turn up and see them playing hide and seek and capture the flag!😂

Truly brilliant book that I recommend strongly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexism, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

issyd23's review against another edition

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

5.0

So heartbreaking but very punk rock 5🤘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

anniefwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

I had previously read part 1 of Persepolis but hadn't gotten around to reading the second part, so I was happy to read the complete collection all together. I feel like Satrapi accomplishes a great deal in this graphic memoir--it's a coming-of-age story, a country's modern history, an exploration of religious tradition and a desire for individuality. I think I could have benefited from knowing a bit more about the Islamic Revolution in Iran ahead of time because I struggled a bit to keep up with the political goings-on, but I think she did as good a job as she could have of condensing such complex issues into images with little text. Her style is so recognizable and works well with the narrative she's telling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Torture, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment