Reviews tagging 'Death'

Persepolis 1: Eine Kindheit im Iran by Marjane Satrapi

197 reviews

tomato_bisque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

I have never read something that mixes humor and sadness as well as this had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, War, and Classism

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: Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

osmosees's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and War

miaisabelle7's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

ru_th's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: "Are my trousers long enough?” “Is my veil in place?” “Can my makeup be seen?” “Are they going to whip me?” No longer asks herself: “Where is my freedom of thought?” “Where is my freedom of speech?” “My life, is it liveable?” “What’s going on in the political prisons?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail

brontyeve's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Death

lottiegasp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.75

A beautiful graphic novel memoir about growing up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war. It depicts the political turmoil and war through the eyes of a (pre)-teenage girl, amongst her own personal struggles and family life. It does a great job at juxtaposing the mundane with the tragic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and War

versaatchi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

percivilious's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Classism