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Maus II. Die Geschichte eines Überlebenden. Und hier begann mein Unglück by Art Spiegelman
3 reviews
chaos_animates's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, War, Slavery, Murder, Gore, Antisemitism, and Violence
Moderate: Torture
nosey667's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
5.0
i havent read many books on the holocaust nor have i really learnt much about it, but this book gives one of the most moving and i think honest depictions of these events. i think the choice of artwork is so so well done, to show the jews as pests and the nazis as predators, and puts it into perspective so well.
i cant describe this in a way that i feel will enough do it justice, but ive seen many describe it as essential reading and i 100% agree.
i cant describe this in a way that i feel will enough do it justice, but ive seen many describe it as essential reading and i 100% agree.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
rtaire's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Support banned books! (This review is a copy-paste of my review for Vol 1)
I definitely recommend most everyone read this book (and the first volume). It's a beautifully nuanced memoir of a holocaust survivor and the complicated relationship between him and his son, the comic artist writing/drawing the book. Glad I read the book now when I am struggling with all the grey space of my own relationship between myself and my mother. Makes me feel more at ease about the lack of clear distinctions of "morally good" and "bad", the messy in-between of reality.
The art style really helped to put some distance between me and the extremely difficult subject matter of the Holocaust, which allowed me to keep reading when I might have otherwise needed to stop to preserve my mental health. Still, some of the images are truly haunting and it helps to be prepared to know that these books cover the worst of what humanity is capable of. I still think it is very worth it to remember these atrocities, especially at a time when people are trying to erase them and ban important books like this.
I definitely recommend most everyone read this book (and the first volume). It's a beautifully nuanced memoir of a holocaust survivor and the complicated relationship between him and his son, the comic artist writing/drawing the book. Glad I read the book now when I am struggling with all the grey space of my own relationship between myself and my mother. Makes me feel more at ease about the lack of clear distinctions of "morally good" and "bad", the messy in-between of reality.
The art style really helped to put some distance between me and the extremely difficult subject matter of the Holocaust, which allowed me to keep reading when I might have otherwise needed to stop to preserve my mental health. Still, some of the images are truly haunting and it helps to be prepared to know that these books cover the worst of what humanity is capable of. I still think it is very worth it to remember these atrocities, especially at a time when people are trying to erase them and ban important books like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, War, Alcohol, Mental illness, Murder, Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Racism, and Sexism
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