Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

72 reviews

_sophahs_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book is a masterpiece. The Holocaust is something no one would ever truly be able to put into words but Art does the best job anyone could. It’s real, emotional and educational. The art is great, the symbolism is powerful and it tackles a very difficult topic very well. This book should never ever be banned; it is one of the most important books ever written 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, Racial slurs, and Blood

Minor: Animal death

a_violentfemme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The easiest 5star I have given in a while. What an incredible work and such a powerful exploration of both history and family relationships, generational trauma and also hope. 
As powerfully illustrated as it is written. This is a must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Antisemitism, Confinement, Violence, Torture, War, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Murder, Suicide, and Physical abuse

annabeth_jackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, War, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Confinement, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Racism

sknappy1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

A very difficult, but very powerful read. The artist details his father's experiences as a Holocaust survivor, as told directly by his father. What I appreciate it about this was the breadth that was covered. While Anne Frank's experience focuses on hiding, and Elie Wiesel's focuses on the concentration camps, this this book covers a broader range of everything. You see and experience the gradual buildup of everything from the beginning before the problems started and then how everything got progressively worse. You see how Vladek experienced losing his successful business, to having to hide, to being in the ghetto, all the scheming required to get by, to being in a concentration camp, what happened after they got out of the camp, etc. You also learn about so many other people's experiences based on his descriptions of what happened to people that he knew. This book really made cry a few times, so go in prepared. It starts off pretty easy, but later on there are some real gut-wrenching moments, but that's the reality of how it was. I also appreciate how the author details the difficult relationship he has with his father.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mental illness, Child death, Suicide, War, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Torture

tollbooth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Suicide, War, Violence, and Child death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Suicide, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Self harm, and Torture

Moderate: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Classism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Dementia and Car accident

katharina_s's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, War, and Religious bigotry

rosalind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Xenophobia, War, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

leonineliterature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Even better the second time around than first time I read it :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deportation, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, War, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

rosyburrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Antisemitism, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness