Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

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

18 reviews

garynoplastie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy

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

ilsota_77's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Addiction, Death, and Torture

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

shaunaxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

jenniferthinks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

The story was beautifully told and the art was lovely. 

There were moments of humor which were well placed and charming. 

There were times of making fun of one’s appearance or other bullying that were framed positively and were difficult to get through. 

The backdrop of the war was real but it did not feel like a dry retelling of history but rather a truly personal account of how resistance, rebellion, and war impact one’s life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Rape