Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

92 reviews

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

lilreddress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Cancer, Bullying, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide

kooky_kayla's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War

chaoticbeing's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Really what kickstarted my fascination and love of graphic memoirs. I read it on repeat to the point that I had pages memorized.
Book #1 is much stronger than Book #2, but both are equally important in sharing the author’s life story. #2 is much slower than #1 pace-wise, and feels much less eventful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, Violence, Islamophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Classism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

maddyreads89's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Delightful yet somber and serious when it needs to be

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Misogyny

literarylikeys's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Drug use, Death, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt

nvrrrdie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I really appreciate this memoir. I was raised Shi'a muslim so I was always told a certain image of religion in Iran. Satrapi portrays a very intelligent perspective on life in the political reality following the Islamic Revolution and the violence enforced over the years.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

cherub__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Truly excellent read. A marvelous blend of prose and visual art. Satrapi's voice as an author is equally distinctive as her illustration style as an artist. Her story feels like it manages to capture something both deeply personal as well as something felt broadly among an entire generation of Iranians growing up during and after the Revolution. The empathy displayed here is striking, especially because it is applied just as strongly to Satrapi's younger self as to her peers, her family, and friends. Reading Persepolis really does take me back to the mind of a child, then a teenager, and then a young adult -- despite my complete unfamiliarity with Satrapi's cultural background and specific experiences, her story is felt relatable to me.

Cannot recommend this book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Torture, Classism, Infidelity, Ableism, Death, Islamophobia, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Drug use

chelseareads's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and War

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug abuse, and Violence

Minor: Rape

esterslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, War, Death, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Sexism