Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

60 reviews

notthatcosta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I have not read many graphic novels but this has convinced me that I ought to. It's difficult to truly comprehend how horrifying the Holocaust was, but Art Spiegelman is able to capture the visceral horror of his father's experience, albeit often delivered with the nonchalance of someone who had no choice but to cope.

The 'present day' flashes of Art and Vladek's relationship are both charming and grounding, allowing readers to view his father in totality and not just in the context of his experience in Auschwitz. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Murder, Racism, Suicide, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Religious bigotry, Slavery, War, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Blood, Violence, Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Self harm

kemrick19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, War, Violence, Racism, Self harm, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Death of parent

mrs_angry_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Torture, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Suicide, and Violence

lavenderjule's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Suicide, Racism, Violence, War, Mental illness, Genocide, and Antisemitism

teddie_valetine98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

I don’t star rate these types of books but this book was such an important read to me.
I think people need to read this at least once!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, War, Murder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Genocide, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, Torture, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide

chelmo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, Death, War, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Child death

Minor: Racism and Animal death

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

demetrius_bennett's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Racism, Antisemitism, and Confinement

Moderate: Excrement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Car accident

anfripa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Deportation, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Blood, Antisemitism, Cancer, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

pupaebug's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

absolutely blew me away. the telling of the holocaust through the lens of a survivor while also incorporating elements of art spiegelman's relationship with his aging father made this an incredibly profound story on multiple levels. and what a surprisingly perfect medium to share this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Torture, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, War, Suicide, Hate crime, Death, and Grief