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The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

73 reviews

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

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

ursa_arlo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

Positives. The artstyle suits the story wonderfully and mixes elements of western and arab illustrative styles which visually translates the identity conflict within Marjane. The story is told with so much nuance, acknowledging Marjane's (in comparison to many of her peers) privileged position, while leaving enough room for other people in her life to express their lived experience and subsequent opinions in the story. The graphic novel thrives on astute observations, such as how war can so quickly become a taken-for-granted fact or how signs of 'modern' womanhood can become signs of protest. 

Negatives. Because this graphic novel is a chronological life story which compiles important events from the author's life, it does not have a traditional story structure. The eclectic storytelling suits the life Marjane has lived but the lack of structure makes some sections drag on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Drug use, Xenophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

cami_chai's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Cursing, War, Addiction, Police brutality, Murder, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Confinement and Islamophobia

asurasantosha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia and War

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Death

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

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

evevallarta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

Amazing and informative memoir about growing up in Iran, the war, society and estigma. A must read for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Genocide