Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Maus, historia de un sobreviviente: Y aquí comenzaron mis problemas by Art Spiegelman

70 reviews

e_scapes's review against another edition

4.25

Like all good Holocaust stories, this book was frightening and uncomfortable but at the same time hopeful. I liked how the narrative changed between the father’s account of his life during WWII and the son’s life. I think this added to the depth of the story, and I enjoyed being able to see how the events of WWII affected Vladek all throughout his life — from his frugality to his relationship with his neighbors. The scene where  

Art and Françoise give a ride to a black hitchhiker was especially poignent. Vladek was rude to the black man, and it was interesting to me how someone who was the victim of such a horrific case of discrimination was able to go on and discriminate against others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Antisemitism, and Genocide

Moderate: Death, Excrement, Grief, and Child death

dananana's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Antisemitism, Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, and Xenophobia

mroth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

More focused on Auschwitz itself, rather than the period before. A bit slower than volume I—the Catskills portions didn’t work as well for me. But still beautifully rendered 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent and War

aezlo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: War, Violence, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent

billd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Genocide

cuntbarton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Sexism, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Child death

Minor: Suicide

sadiaa's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Deportation, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Torture, Confinement, and Dementia

bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

3.5

This is a hard book to rate. It's an important book, and worth reading. It really does show a lot of the trauma that was left after the Holocaust, even for the survivors. But while I'm glad I read it, it's hard to say that I enjoyed it. How can you say you "enjoyed" reading about such a horrific time in human history, even when it's told in an otherwise enjoyable style? I liked the art style a lot, that's for sure. I connected to the people and their story. I definitely recommend the book (though start with the first one), but remember that it's not an easy subject matter even though it's in graphic novel format.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence and War

madisone's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

This one was only slightly better than the first. The stories of Auschwitz were hard to read, but very informative. The end of this one was more emotional, but it was still beautiful. This is a good series for anyone interested in the Holocaust or just looking to learn about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death and Child death

yourstrulytay's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child death