Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

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

10 reviews

rainbowrocky's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Police brutality, Classism, Sexism, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Torture, Ableism, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Murder

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is Marjane Satrapi’s story of growing up in Iran during the war between Iran and Iraq. It is heartbreaking and informative and I think everybody should read it. 

It is important to learn about different cultures and histories and this exemplifies that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Police brutality, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

seforana's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Torture, War, and Mass/school shootings

lj_sophia's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

Despite having to read Persepolis as an assigned reading, I enjoyed this book immensely. Reading about such a tragic and multi-faceted situation as Iranian society throughout revolution and war but from the perspective of a young girl gives the novel that naive and childlike flair that leaves you reflecting after each vignette. I found that the more tragic ones were even more haunting in the simple, yet effective art style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Torture, Death, and Religious bigotry

poolofbees's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

just a truly incredible story. the short, quick chapters make years of childhood pass by quickly and the art is striking and bold. marjane speaks with frankness and utter honesty and does not hide anything; her whole heart is bared in this book. while it is certainly not easy to read in any way, this story feels imperative, a necessary read. this book grips you tightly and refuses to let go, even after the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Rape

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

iris_sofia07's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Genocide, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, and Mental illness

srivathsini_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexism, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, and Police brutality

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

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