Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi

27 reviews

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

soupply's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, War, Death, Sexism, Police brutality, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Drug use

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

yayokay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

i am still a sucker for oblivious west asian girls indulging in worlds completely different from theirs. which introduces questions of self integrity. 

def a book everyone should read, a great memoir that touches Iranian history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, War, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

ru_th's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: "Are my trousers long enough?” “Is my veil in place?” “Can my makeup be seen?” “Are they going to whip me?” No longer asks herself: “Where is my freedom of thought?” “Where is my freedom of speech?” “My life, is it liveable?” “What’s going on in the political prisons?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, War, and Xenophobia

lynxpardinus's review

challenging emotional informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Self harm, War, Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Blood, and Body horror

readandfindout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Violence, Addiction, Death, War, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Islamophobia, Drug abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Self harm

eena's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racial slurs, Racism, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death, and Blood

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