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Extremely heavy read for a graphic novel. Definitely a great read if you're teaching a related unit in high school.
another perspective of a story. it make it easy to understand and easy to read about such a hard topic
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I was first interested in reading Maus when I learned that it was being banned in schools around the country. To this day I still don't understand why a book like this would even be considered being banned and the only logical conclusion I can make is antisemitism.
The thing I appreciated most about this graphic novel is how blunt and real it is. The tragedy surrounding Vladek's story about his time in Auschwitz is compelling, powerful, and serves as an important reminder of just how severe the tragedy of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish population was. One part of the story that I found really interesting was towards the end when the authorcalled out Vladek's racism towards Black people, even telling him that the way Vladek views Black people is strikingly similar to how Hitler viewed Jewish people. As someone who went suffered through years of prejudice, you would think he'd leave any internal prejudice behind him?
Im glad I finally got the chance to read this!
The thing I appreciated most about this graphic novel is how blunt and real it is. The tragedy surrounding Vladek's story about his time in Auschwitz is compelling, powerful, and serves as an important reminder of just how severe the tragedy of Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish population was. One part of the story that I found really interesting was towards the end when the author
Im glad I finally got the chance to read this!
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Incredibly good
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This is my first original graphic novel, and I’m so glad I started here! I can’t imagine a more powerful medium through which to tell this story. The illustrations were small, quick sketches. Nothing fancy, but full of significance - the way the characters were easily differentiated by the kind of animal they were, the real photographs included, even the misspelling or improper grammar written verbatim as his dad spoke it. Gruesome, terrifying, and almost too incredible to believe - and yet told in such a nonchalant way, truly just a conversation between a father and his son. It honestly explored tensions in their relationship, and their conversations felt like a needed break in the horrible story of the Holocaust. It was also so interesting to see the author processing his father’s story almost alongside us as the reader. You could also tell the author cared about making everything as accurate as possible and heavily researched. I feel simply blown away by this story and have a feeling it will stay with me for many years to come.