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dingus_8's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and War
Moderate: Suicide
zellm's review against another edition
3.0
Really interesting info and a cool past/present split like Maus has, but I struggled to distinguish the characters in the past narrative.
totalhenry's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
fast-paced
3.75
erica_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
sizrobe's review against another edition
5.0
The back of the book billed this as "the Spanish Maus" which I think is a fair comparison. It's the oral history of a Spanish soldier presented in graphic memoir format. He escapes Franco's reign in Spain to fight in northern Africa and then in France. I feel like it's important to capture these primary source histories before that whole generation dies, and this book does a great job of telling his story.
lindacbugg's review against another edition
5.0
This was great & I highly recommend it!
With all that is going on in the current political climate of the US it especially resonates & it's hard to believe it was originally released in 2013 & in English in 2018.
I leave you with this quote:
"No one knows until the moment arrives. For me, I had to do it. The moment was there, & fighting against fascism seemed to me as necessary as breathing."
RIP Willem Van Spronsen
With all that is going on in the current political climate of the US it especially resonates & it's hard to believe it was originally released in 2013 & in English in 2018.
I leave you with this quote:
"No one knows until the moment arrives. For me, I had to do it. The moment was there, & fighting against fascism seemed to me as necessary as breathing."
RIP Willem Van Spronsen