Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

6 reviews

barbie_fett's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Medical content

csh2424's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Medical content, Alcohol

amykenney's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Rape, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

kayschwe's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Classism

marissasa's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

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

empathephant's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

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Americans should read this in school. I had no idea about so much recent history covered in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Classism

Content is focused on the details of growing up during the Islamic Revolution and the ensuing war between Iran and Iraq. Images show confinement, torture, and death, but avoid outright gore.