Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

17 reviews

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

As a title that has continued to be a subject of controversy, it is worth highlighting the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s resources on Persepolis.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Drug use, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, and Sexual harassment

This comic also deals with fundamentalism and imperialism, mention forced marriage.

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

quirkko24's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Islamophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Colonisation, Child death, and Cursing

aseel_reads's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

this was a really easy to read and insightful novel. I don't know much Iranian history, so I learnt a lot about this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Police brutality, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Rape

margaux4's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing

literarylady1's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.5

 Persepolis is graphic novel written & Illustrated by Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi. It is a dramatized account on her life during the Iranian Revelation. Satrapi's story was both humorous & informative on the war & cultural shift that Iran have undergone, in addition to how her & her family coped with war. Their continuous fight for normalcy no matter what the risks where was impressive. Throughout the story, Marjane is constantly on a journey to find out where she belongs through childhood and adulthood. It is an excellent Read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, and Murder

thesaltiestlibrarian's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault