Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Perzepolis by Marjane Satrapi

5 reviews

ratatatkat's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, War, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, War

Minor: Body shaming, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Classism, Deportation

sisforsony's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Racism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry

markwillnevercry's review against another edition

0.5

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

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.

srivathsini_'s review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, War

tabithalevis's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism