Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

7 reviews

csh2424's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, and Self harm

amykenney's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, War, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Gun violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Bullying, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Cursing, and Rape

kayschwe's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, War, Classism, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical content

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

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I've never read a graphic novel like this one, in that it was the first non-fiction, historical, autobiographical one and that it was so unique and it really felt like you were seeing years of war-torn life in Iran play out from the eyes of a young, strong-minded, educated girl. This story balanced the bold and fun-loving feelings of being a kid so well with the hard-hitting realities of political unrest and the terrifying outcomes for those who joined in the revolution. I was truly impressed by the simple yet powerful art style of the comic panels, and felt like all the artistic choices from the use of only black and white to the large half or full page spreads scattered throughout were so intentional and integral to the storytelling. I couldn't stop reading and was so engrossed in the way that the author showed herself as the outspoken and loving Marji, who didn't shy away from learning about politics or hearing her family member's dark stories about imprisonment and losing their homes. This book also ends on a perfect sad cliffhanger that makes me want to read sequel immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, War, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Miscarriage

Minor: Cancer, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Gun violence

empathephant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

5.0

Americans should read this in school. I had no idea about so much recent history covered in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Torture, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Terminal illness, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, Colonisation, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Islamophobia

Content is focused on the details of growing up during the Islamic Revolution and the ensuing war between Iran and Iraq. Images show confinement, torture, and death, but avoid outright gore.

aseel_reads's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

this was a really easy to read and insightful novel. I don't know much Iranian history, so I learnt a lot about this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Police brutality, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Rape