Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

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

88 reviews

maddie_is_literate's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Torture, Death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual violence

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

tuesday_evening's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Police brutality, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Violence

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

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

I have never read something that mixes humor and sadness as well as this had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, War, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

this was so informative but so devastating. i cannot wait to read the next volume and further educate myself on some of the Iranian history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Islamophobia, Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Classism, Violence, and War

osmosees's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

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