Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

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

14 reviews

cammiem8's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

The man at the comic book shop who sold the book to me described it as “radical daria.” I’d say that sums it up pretty well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia and Rape

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

rebeckb's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

i watched the movie years ago because i saw a screen cap and thought the art was so intriguing and absolutely loved it, when i found out it was a graphic novel i wanted it ever since but it was never available at any libraries thankfully hunter gave me the worlds best christmas gift and viola i’ve now read the book. it lived up to the movie and then some, not only is it very timely but also makes so much more sense after investing time into learning about the world outside of america. it would read just as well without the illustrations but they are so well done and powerful AH it just works so well. i’m very thankful for this book :0)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, and Police brutality

Moderate: Body shaming, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

although a lot of sensitive ground is covered it’s very well done and very aligned with Marjane’s perspective

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

I'm so glad I finally got to read this. I watched the movie twice before, and reading this makes me want to watch it again. Marjane Satrapi has so much heart and candor and writes and draws in such a profound way that helps even outsiders understand. She is an international treasure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gun violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Infidelity

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia