Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

19 reviews

tuesday_evening's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

yayokay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

i am still a sucker for oblivious west asian girls indulging in worlds completely different from theirs. which introduces questions of self integrity. 

def a book everyone should read, a great memoir that touches Iranian history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

premansh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, War, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

It's books like this that make it evermore apparent that an American "education" is incomplete at best. I didn't know 95% of the events Satrapi described, yet she presented her story in great detail, but in a way that was easy to follow and understand. She is a wonderful storyteller and provides rich details. And her artwork is both simple and evocative. I really enjoyed this graphic novel collection!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

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

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I've never read a graphic novel like this one, in that it was the first non-fiction, historical, autobiographical one and that it was so unique and it really felt like you were seeing years of war-torn life in Iran play out from the eyes of a young, strong-minded, educated girl. This story balanced the bold and fun-loving feelings of being a kid so well with the hard-hitting realities of political unrest and the terrifying outcomes for those who joined in the revolution. I was truly impressed by the simple yet powerful art style of the comic panels, and felt like all the artistic choices from the use of only black and white to the large half or full page spreads scattered throughout were so intentional and integral to the storytelling. I couldn't stop reading and was so engrossed in the way that the author showed herself as the outspoken and loving Marji, who didn't shy away from learning about politics or hearing her family member's dark stories about imprisonment and losing their homes. This book also ends on a perfect sad cliffhanger that makes me want to read sequel immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, War, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Gun violence

lucyselim's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, War, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Torture

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