Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

8 reviews

amykenney's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

cavtasticreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

This is a graphic novel memoir of  Marjane Satrapi’s childhood growing up in Iran during the 1970’s rebellion and the later the Islamic revolution. It is so well done and give such a honest glimpse into what happened during that time.  The story it’s self is not an easy one to read because of the harsh truths and reality that she encountered.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Torture, War, and Fire/Fire injury

kayschwe's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

smallestcat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Sexual assault, Death, Police brutality, Torture, and Violence

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

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

oliverreeds's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape