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boogi29's review against another edition
5.0
What an important story to tell, and what a phenomenal way to do it. There are thousands and thousands of books about the holocaust, but Maus stands out in the way I don’t think many others do. The story of what Vladek survived is absolutely horrifying, but I loved the story between Vladek and Art, which I believe is what makes this so important. Surviving something like this is one thing, but how do you live after it with the people you care about is a whole can of worms.
kathrynrosestewart's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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reflective
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4.0
piabo's review against another edition
4.0
This was on my list for a long time, definitely lives up to its hype. Depicts the cruelty and hopelessness of the 2nd world war as a Jew and its aftermath, somehow.
Recommend.
Recommend.
theredheded_bibliomaniac's review against another edition
dark
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sad
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fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicide, and Xenophobia
martcacio's review against another edition
5.0
Lo único que no me ha gustado fueron las dos páginas de su antiguo cómic, el resto ha sido increíble. Vladek me recordaba mucho a mi abuelo (que por suerte no tuvo que pasar por esas desgracias)
rebelliousflare's review against another edition
I won't rate this one because it's so vivid and gruesome, but also I personally didn't care for a lot of it *but I understand why Spiegelman made it so*. It's hard to define the "good" and "bad" because this is his father's account drawn by Spiegelman himself to recount his journey through WW2. The art is stellar and the metaphors and symbolism blew me away. Again, it's hard to untangle how I felt so I'll leave it at "numb but eye opening"
jt_perrim's review against another edition
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4.5
A deeply moving tale of one Auchwitz survivor and his family. Spiegelman's use of interviewing his father as a framing device for the narrative retellings creates rich moments for reflection and expands the themes to consider life beyond the war. The art itself is consistently well designed with experimental features. While the story lacks one specific moral, it nonetheless poses challenging questions about the cruelty of mankind and surviving past trauma which are well worth your time. I will not forget this novel.