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Persepolis. Ediz. integrale by Marjane Satrapi

29 reviews

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Drug use, Death, Homophobia, War, Violence, Sexism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Confinement

aubslynn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

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

ashleycmms's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, and Addiction

bookmaddie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

The ending was a bit abrupt.. like the last two pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

leonineliterature's review against another edition

funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Death

kestrel's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny

Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape

tabithalevis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Racism