Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

44 reviews

illgiveyouahint's review

dark funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Drug use, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

cbh's review against another edition

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

5.0

I have never read a book that so perfectly captures the feeling of freedom and all that one can gain and lose out of it. It is excellent! An easy page turner, and definitely a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and War

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Torture, Child death, Death, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

npr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Genocide, Violence, War, and Racism

daniellekat's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

Oof. I’m having a really hard time rating this one. On one hand, it was a beautiful look at one girl’s coming of age in an environment of war and oppression. But on the other hand, I really disliked Marjane (which feels harsh because this is non fiction) and the way the narrative was told. Each chapter felt disjointed and somewhat unreliable. I don’t know if I just had high expectations or this just didn’t work for me. Either way I would still recommend because it was an accessible look at the turmoil in Iran during the late 80s and early 90s. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, War, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Ableism

orville's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racism and Islamophobia

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

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

yashe96's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, War, Torture, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Drug use, Death, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual harassment

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

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Classism, Drug use, Rape, Misogyny, Police brutality, Torture, Sexism, Death, Suicide attempt, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War