Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Persépolis / Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

86 reviews

luciavmateo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug use, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

cofstars's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Cursing, Religious bigotry, and Bullying

lj_sophia's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Despite having to read Persepolis as an assigned reading, I enjoyed this book immensely. Reading about such a tragic and multi-faceted situation as Iranian society throughout revolution and war but from the perspective of a young girl gives the novel that naive and childlike flair that leaves you reflecting after each vignette. I found that the more tragic ones were even more haunting in the simple, yet effective art style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Torture, Death, and Religious bigotry

aalayah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Drug abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, War, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Cursing, Drug use, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Body shaming

poolofbees's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

just a truly incredible story. the short, quick chapters make years of childhood pass by quickly and the art is striking and bold. marjane speaks with frankness and utter honesty and does not hide anything; her whole heart is bared in this book. while it is certainly not easy to read in any way, this story feels imperative, a necessary read. this book grips you tightly and refuses to let go, even after the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Rape

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

So heartbreaking but very punk rock 5🤘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Confinement, Hate crime, War, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexism, Medical trauma, Murder, Genocide, Classism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Violence, Child death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gaslighting, Grief, and Mental illness

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

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.75

Great emotional story of war and abuse induced on people of Iran. So important to read. The wriitng was very consise and showed the growing of Marji very smoothly. The art was beautiful, but sometimes terrifying. The next story is even more heartbreaking. This really shows what war and oppression can do for a young generation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Sexism, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Torture, Death, War, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Child death

jialianyang's review against another edition

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

5.0

What a gorgeous graphic novel! Marjane writes and illustrates with honesty, humor and wit to convey her singular experience of her childhood in Iran and Austria, experiencing war and revolution, personal and communal rebellions, fundamentalism and political struggles and more. The graphic novel unfolds in a way that is at once attuned to daily life and Marjane's emotional world, as well as the larger global circumstances that inform her experiences. It is an epic of personal growth and the evolution of a country and a society, connected by a passion for family, home, Iran, friendship, justice and self expression. I felt parented by the meaning making efforts in this journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Blood, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Cursing, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Murder

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

bryonymarianne's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Religious bigotry, and Torture

Moderate: Rape