Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

143 reviews

cataquack's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Reading this for the first time since reading it in high school (which is the same as having never read it before). What could I possibly say about this that hasn't been said a million times. As an adult you really appreciate how much of this is dedicated to Art's difficult relationship with his father, which he really doesn't pull any punches with. Like all lauded comic works referred to as "graphic novels" to differentiate them from those low-class funny books, Maus was originally published in a serialized format before being collected, which just goes to show that the term is a load of malarkey!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Racial slurs, War, and Racism

ju_harue's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Maus, indiscutivelmente é uma obra densa, que termina com aquele peso no estômago. Ler um recorte de uma vida que passou por tudo isso, é fatigante, parece que li por meses, acompanhando tudo que está retratado.
A escolha de usar quadrinhos como estilo de narração, foi incrível. O recurso de serem animais, foi genial. A tradução está ótima, mantendo características oratórias.
Não dá pra "gostar" de uma história assim, mas é sem dúvida uma obra excelente.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Police brutality, Slavery, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, War, Classism, Gun violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Child death, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Xenophobia, Racism, Torture, and Antisemitism

atalea's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, Slavery, Deportation, Antisemitism, Death, Xenophobia, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Hate crime

Moderate: Medical trauma, Grief, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Medical content, Child death, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

Minor: Racism, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, and Stalking

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

rcohen0828's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Racism, and Xenophobia

christopher_shiprack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Death, Torture, Genocide, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Animal death, Xenophobia, Suicide, Physical abuse, and War

gellyreads's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Maus II is what I love and can handle in experimental books that I don’t appreciate in film.

Him talking to his therapist, showing his dad’s racism. His struggle with what to write and including the real life images and call-outs of what to draw his converted wife as.

This all adds a depth that makes this story even more human, terrible, and powerful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Genocide, Antisemitism, Racism, Violence, and War

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

ellisgoldstein's review against another edition

As a Jewish reader, holocaust stories tend to be a little too raw for me. I would like to finish this eventually but right now it is just too emotional 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Genocide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Antisemitism, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

readingbowls's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I recommend this book to everyone who can read - it’s amazing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Minor: Racism