Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

45 reviews

readandfindout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, Death, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Self harm

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

johannastjohn29's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Rape

lindsaygray21's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Drug use

jessielikeslemons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, War, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Torture

nitya's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Read for MLIS elective

The last page destroyed me FUCK 😩😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Police brutality, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Alcohol

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

i’m #sad 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Torture

annadeedee's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Child death, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Death, War, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

aubslynn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

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, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

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

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