Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

93 reviews

tree_branch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, War, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death

nvrrrdie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really appreciate this memoir. I was raised Shi'a muslim so I was always told a certain image of religion in Iran. Satrapi portrays a very intelligent perspective on life in the political reality following the Islamic Revolution and the violence enforced over the years.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

cherub__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Truly excellent read. A marvelous blend of prose and visual art. Satrapi's voice as an author is equally distinctive as her illustration style as an artist. Her story feels like it manages to capture something both deeply personal as well as something felt broadly among an entire generation of Iranians growing up during and after the Revolution. The empathy displayed here is striking, especially because it is applied just as strongly to Satrapi's younger self as to her peers, her family, and friends. Reading Persepolis really does take me back to the mind of a child, then a teenager, and then a young adult -- despite my complete unfamiliarity with Satrapi's cultural background and specific experiences, her story is felt relatable to me.

Cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Torture, Classism, Infidelity, Ableism, Death, Islamophobia, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Drug use

sleepylit's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

One of my favorite books of all time. This was my second read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, War, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Police brutality, Colonisation, Death, and Homophobia

chelseareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and War

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, and Violence

Minor: Rape

rworrall78's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Just brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Torture, and Misogyny

ryraeriv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Death, Misogyny, Child death, Grief, Blood, and Rape

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love the art. The simple, black and white depictions of such horrific events, really brings it down to the perspective of a child being reared in a politically unstable environment. 

Endearing and deeply distressing. A powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Classism, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

00phantom's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, War, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

markwillnevercry's review against another edition

0.5

So, there is a bit to tell. I really did not like this book. You might think "Ah, so you did not like it, because it was bad", but it wasn't. Marjane Satrapi does a very good job of showing how she grew up and how stuff changed her. However, it felt a bit like listening to your friend go through absolute shit, without recognizing that you also have problems that you have to deal with. Marjane Satrapi just kept going, because she wanted to tell her story and it was uncomfortable to read, specifically the Vienna part. As a separate note, this book is just in general giving the vibe of "i do not care about the way you feel, because i will never reflect on this", so we got slutshaming and fatphobia. I kind of feel like I wasted my time with this book. 

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?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Drug abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Hate crime, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

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.