Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

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

14 reviews

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, and War

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Rape

tree_branch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, War, Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death

1348kamar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, and Torture

eviecheesepuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

✨ What a way to start Women’s History Month! ✨

I read this in early March and I definitely blame it for my delayed posting schedule. Even though I kept reading other books after, I had to let my thoughts regarding this story shimmer for a bit. 

TG - The book isn't exactly focused on violence, but it def doesn't shy away or tone down any situations the author witnessed or heard about. There are references to torture, dismemberment, rape and murder. 

This was a such a bittersweet and and eye opening read. The story starts in 1979, when Marjane Satrapi was ten years old. To be honest this is the first novel I’ve read from the pov of someone who grew up at the heart of the Islamic Revolution. And somehow, even though the tone of the book is very somber and sad, because we are following a little girl growing up, the narrative has its moments of humor.

If you like "coming of age" stories, this is for you. But be warned that it won't always make you feel good. The way Satrapi's anger is depicted (through the growing constraints of the society she lives in) gives a very intimate glimpse of what life would be like if one were stripped of many basic rights. Especially when she was a teenager. That was the hardest part to get through for me. 

Overall, this book made me reflect on how privileged my life has been just by not having to deal with war in any capacity. I think it’s easier to read or hear your grandparents talk about WWI, or WWII because it happened long ago enough that it feels far away from us. But when you start thinking about more recent wars like the one depicted in this book, or the Ukrainian-Russian war going on right now… you realize how awful life can really be and how lucky you are to be at home, safe, with the people you love. 

As this book is an autobiography, I will skip both my usual “lessons learned” and “notes” parts, as everyone should draw their own conclusions from this work. I also won’t be rating it, because imo it feels wrong… like I’m grading someone’s experiences by validating or invalidating them. Regardless of how I feel about the author and their opinions, it’s not my place to do so. But I will say this. READ THIS BOOK.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and War

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

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

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

johannastjohn29's review against another edition

dark funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Torture, Death, Death of parent, and Rape

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