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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began by Art Spiegelman
2 reviews
spicypb's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Racism, Excrement, Murder, Gore, Suicide, Addiction, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Animal death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
courtneyivaska's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Maus 1-2 should absolutely be required reading for everyone. This biographical story of how Spiegelman's parents survived the atrocities of WWII and the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau and sheds lights on the depravity of man and the horrifying choices that people are forced to make during war. Readers may need to pace themselves (I had to take breaks) but should know that it is worth reading. In addition to telling the survival story of his father, the book also grapples with the aftermath of war and what happens to people after they have experienced such trauma. He does not paint his father in a perfect light, instead gives an honest portrayal of someone whose experience is reflected in his treatment of others after the war (i.e. some domestic neglect, racist attitudes toward others, hoarding).
Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Torture, Suicide, Excrement, War, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Hate crime, Genocide, Gaslighting, and Racism
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