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A review by v_andbooks
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Da biblioteca. I haven't read a whole book so long in a day in a long time. This story tells the story of Marjane, an Iranian girl growing up during the revolution and subsequent regimes.
Talking about freedom and the horrors of war and dictatorship, and the way the western world looks at West Asian countries, this graphic novel should be taught and commented in every single school.
Talking about freedom and the horrors of war and dictatorship, and the way the western world looks at West Asian countries, this graphic novel should be taught and commented in every single school.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Child death, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma
Suicide attempt: After Marjane comes back from Austria, at the beginning of book 4, she is very depressed and attempts suicide by drinking alcohol and taking too many pills. When this doesn't kill her, she decides to change her life completely.
Religious bigotry: Both Islamic and Christian extremisms are brought up in this book. You can find the characters usually disagreeing with religious bigotry in Iranian politics when the story is set in Iran, but in book 3 the story is set in Europe and the Christian bigotry is seen in form of xenophobic nuns.