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bellsdixon's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
rieviolet's review against another edition
4.0
When it comes to Persepolis, I can say that I liked the graphic style and the black and white colouring; I felt like these stilistic choices suited the story quite well. I also appreciated the humour peppered throughout, I did chuckle out loud from time to time.
I read the volume including all 4 parts but I didn't like them in equal measure. The first segment is the one I enjoyed the most, with its focus on the author's childhoood. Still, I cannot but admire Satrapi's honesty in depicting her personal life, the good but also the bad and the less palatable of it.
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Colonisation
narrnaul's review against another edition
4.75
going to buy a copy very soon - incredibly excellent work. a classic and an absolute favorite.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Torture and Police brutality
rainbowrocky's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War
Moderate: Sexism, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
chaoticbeing's review against another edition
4.0
Book #1 is much stronger than Book #2, but both are equally important in sharing the author’s life story. #2 is much slower than #1 pace-wise, and feels much less eventful.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
sleepylit's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
5.0
Endearing and deeply distressing. A powerful read.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Colonisation, and Classism
markwillnevercry's review against another edition
0.5
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?
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
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.readingwithcoffee's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, and War
issyd23's review against another edition
5.0
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