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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here my Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
36 reviews
readingthroughthelists's review against another edition
4.5
Art’s portrayal of his father is sharp but not unsympathetic, even in the moments when Vladek is shown to be deeply prejudiced and even racist, as if he had learned nothing from all he suffered. Maus: Vol. II serves as a reminder that there are no perfect victims; all survivors have their traumas, their petty cruelties, their vices. And yet they are the ones who made it home, who defied the odds and survived…don’t they also deserve their happy endings?
Graphic: War, Violence, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Racism
spicypb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Racism, Excrement, Murder, Gore, Suicide, Addiction, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Animal death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
aroush's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Racism, Suicide, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
has3000's review against another edition
3.5
The comic style and the time jumping both help to take the edge off of these hard topics, so they don’t feel as intense, for better or worse.
Overall it’s a well-done book, and it’s telling that many people want to ban it.
Moderate: Genocide, Murder, and Racism
morgcxn's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, and Genocide
gemstonejasper's review against another edition
5.0
An interesting quote from pg. 90 that I will be thinking about for months or even years to come:
Art: I'd rather kill myself than live through all that...
Francoise: What? Returning groceries?
Art: No. Everything Vladek went through. It's a miracle he survived.
Francoise: Uh-huh. But in some ways he didn't survive.
Graphic: Blood, Genocide, Hate crime, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Torture, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Medical content, Slavery, Body horror, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War
botanicpanic's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and Genocide
Moderate: War, Violence, and Racism
Minor: Death of parent
crystalsparkles's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, Racism, Violence, and War
jbeoin's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death of parent, Confinement, Death, Torture, Hate crime, Murder, Genocide, Physical abuse, War, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness and Emotional abuse
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
amberspej's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Antisemitism, and War
Minor: Suicide