Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

91 reviews

atuin's review against another edition

dark informative

5.0

this is the memoir of a woman who grew up in Iran during the Islamic revolution, and as such it does have a lot of dark subject matter. Still, it has moments of hope, beauty, and even humor in a bleak situation, such as her relationship with her grandmother and some of her friends. The illustrations are effective at conveying the peoples emotions and enhance the story. This book should be read to better understand the background of many Iranian people and their struggles. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, War, Suicide attempt, and Police brutality

Moderate: Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

goatieboi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I finally got around to reading this and I am so angry it took me so long. This was such an informative and emotional read. 

The author also has such an eye for pacing and much needed levity when things got dark in the narrative. To be so honest about your mistakes and growth is really admirable.  

Eventually I should watch the movie…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, War, and Suicide attempt

catbrigand's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Self harm, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

jeremie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Adored every second of this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Minor: Homophobia

miqozerda's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

“Once again, I arrived at my usual conclusion: one must educate oneself.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Misogyny, Police brutality, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

oliviaisgreen's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

Despite the Complete Persepolis being a graphic novel, it was really wordy which only slightly helped pace things. So much happened across the pages and it was hard to remember after reading. Despite that, the way Satrapi writes about her life and herself was very intriguing. I found Satrapi was never afraid to show when she was in the wrong or when she made bad choices. I also learned a lot from this book, both about Iran/ Iranians and just about people. My favorite part of this book was seeing how Marji interacted with various groups of people over her teens years in Vienna. The cast of people isn’t quite what I would say is diverse, but nothing seemed stale

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Police brutality

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

emerentina's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Religious bigotry, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Torture, and Misogyny

Minor: Death

megha_tron_14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Police brutality

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts