Reviews tagging 'Death'

Persepolis 1: Eine Kindheit im Iran by Marjane Satrapi

199 reviews

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

challenging dark informative fast-paced

4.0

I thought that this was a very informative, brutally honest, gut-wrenching memoir. I went in knowing very little about the Islamic Revolution, and believe that this is an excellent starting point into further research no matter what age you are. I did end up docking my rating a star because the story felt a little disjointed at times, but I still recommend picking this up!

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Rape

jessielikeslemons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Torture

biancafrancisco's review against another edition

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

4.0

Persepolis is the memoir of Marjane Satrapi growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Iran in graphic novel form.
 
She depicts the cultural and political evolution, the change in regime, the political prisioners, the war. It was strange but very real to see the depiction of normal every day life and concerns of a young girl and her family even with all of this has the background. Funny and light moments intercepted with gut wrenching scenes,

such as the death or imprisonment of close friends or family.

Sometimes it felt silly (in a good way) and sometimes I had to put it down from how hard it hit. 

Satrapi's relationship with her family was heart-warming to see. The freedom of thought and rebellion she inherited from them that made it so dangerous under the circumstances, the incredibly supportive woman in her family and the love her parents had for her.

The fact that they would risk themselves just to get her posters of her favorite artists without folding them (it actually hurt when she thanked her father first when in fact it was her mother's idea, that's a whole different talk though).

"Nothing's worse than saying goodbye. It's a little like dying." As a previous emigrant with family still abroad, this one HURT. 

I learned a lot and I felt a lot, I'm looking forward to read the sequel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Sexual violence and Violence

nitya's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Read for MLIS elective

The last page destroyed me FUCK 😩😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death and Alcohol

reginahafner_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

i’m #sad 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Torture

eena's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and War

annadeedee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Abandonment

joisaddler's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Religious bigotry, and War

anna978's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Rape