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leah_gravel's review against another edition
5.0
Une plongée immersive dans le camp de concentration de Mauthausen. L'histoire / Histoire est passionnante et les dessins très beaux. J'ai dévoré cette BD <3
laiaisreading's review against another edition
4.0
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Desde el dibujo y los tonos de color hasta los diálogos, la critica más el añadido al final de toda la información redactada, acompañada tanto de fotografías originales y a contraposición de el dibujo de la historia. Una novela gráfica que relata con detalle pero sin hacerse extensa la vida De Francisco Boix en el campo nazi de Mathausen.
Sin duda he disfrutado de todo, sobre todo valoro la atmósfera que el propio dibujo te da y la elección de ciertas panorámicas para realzar ciertos puntos. Así como todas los datos de la SGM, y no solo la de los aliados y los fascistas, si no todos los datos sobre los españoles, obligados a exiliarse, el conseguir sobrevivir a mil y un horrores para después volver a un mundo en el que no pueden regresar a su hogar.
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Desde el dibujo y los tonos de color hasta los diálogos, la critica más el añadido al final de toda la información redactada, acompañada tanto de fotografías originales y a contraposición de el dibujo de la historia. Una novela gráfica que relata con detalle pero sin hacerse extensa la vida De Francisco Boix en el campo nazi de Mathausen.
Sin duda he disfrutado de todo, sobre todo valoro la atmósfera que el propio dibujo te da y la elección de ciertas panorámicas para realzar ciertos puntos. Así como todas los datos de la SGM, y no solo la de los aliados y los fascistas, si no todos los datos sobre los españoles, obligados a exiliarse, el conseguir sobrevivir a mil y un horrores para después volver a un mundo en el que no pueden regresar a su hogar.
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kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
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Francisco Boix was a Spanish Communist who fled to France and then with the invasion of Germany was sent to Mauthausen as a political prisoner. His photographs that he hid in Mauthausen, at great risk to himself, played a role in the war crime trials that followed the end of WW II. He is often overlooked in American history classes because he was a Communist (and died long before the Wall fell) and Spanish. But he is important because of the evidence that he preserved.
Rudio’s graphic novel is partial biography, detailing what might have happened or did happened in the camp as Boix finds himself in a position to gain evidence of the war crimes committed in the camp. The horrors of the camp are not softened in the graphic novel. The layout and conveying of the story not only illustrate the dangers in saving the historical record, but also in the various ways the evidence was used in the war crime trials as well as the purpose of the trials themselves.
Highly recommended.
Francisco Boix was a Spanish Communist who fled to France and then with the invasion of Germany was sent to Mauthausen as a political prisoner. His photographs that he hid in Mauthausen, at great risk to himself, played a role in the war crime trials that followed the end of WW II. He is often overlooked in American history classes because he was a Communist (and died long before the Wall fell) and Spanish. But he is important because of the evidence that he preserved.
Rudio’s graphic novel is partial biography, detailing what might have happened or did happened in the camp as Boix finds himself in a position to gain evidence of the war crimes committed in the camp. The horrors of the camp are not softened in the graphic novel. The layout and conveying of the story not only illustrate the dangers in saving the historical record, but also in the various ways the evidence was used in the war crime trials as well as the purpose of the trials themselves.
Highly recommended.
challa117's review against another edition
4.0
This graphic novel examines the Holocaust from a perspective that is not frequently given a voice. Communist Spaniards who fled their home country for France in the wake of Fascism only to be handed to the Nazis and placed in concentration camps.
This retelling of true events is jarring, seeing how the Spaniards were treated during and after the war. Being used and abused by the Nazis running the camp, forced suicides, horrific murders, but even still having the hope of escape. Then once they were released having been cast out by the Communist party as traitors believing that surviving the Holocaust was being an accomplice in their suffering.
Rubio and Coloumbo weave together this tragic tale in a beautiful manner. It gives life to those who never made it out of the camps. The Holocaust was horrifying for more than the Jewish community, the suffering was widespread and all of those people who endured those horrors deserve to be remembered.
This retelling of true events is jarring, seeing how the Spaniards were treated during and after the war. Being used and abused by the Nazis running the camp, forced suicides, horrific murders, but even still having the hope of escape. Then once they were released having been cast out by the Communist party as traitors believing that surviving the Holocaust was being an accomplice in their suffering.
Rubio and Coloumbo weave together this tragic tale in a beautiful manner. It gives life to those who never made it out of the camps. The Holocaust was horrifying for more than the Jewish community, the suffering was widespread and all of those people who endured those horrors deserve to be remembered.
carlosbartol's review against another edition
5.0
Perfecto en todos los sentidos. La historia está contada magníficamente y el dossier histórico es impresionante. Da gusto encontrarse con una obra accesible, interesante a la par que documentada y reflexiva.
anadgye's review against another edition
4.0
English and Spanish review
This graphic novel. Is really.... Graphic. As always with the WW2 stories.
So, this is the adaptation of a real photographer who risked his life in order to try and let the people know what really was happening in this concentration camps.
This was harsh, it was short but really hit. I don't usually read WW2 histories because I'm soft but I think is important to learn about this dark time.
I really, really liked it, I would've wanted this to be longer but I don't complain.
The illustrations were really amazing, one of the best I've seen in graphic novels.
*there's a movie based in this events on Netflix. You should check that movie out. It's Called "the Photographer Of mauthansen"
Review en español
Esta novela gráfica. Es realmente... Gráfica. Como siempre con las historias de la Segunda Guerra mundial.
Así que, esta es la adaptación de un verdadero fotógrafo que arriesgó su vida para intentar que la gente sepa lo que realmente estaba pasando en estos campos de concentración.
Fue duro, fue corto pero realmente importante. No suelo leer historias WW2 porque soy blanda pero creo que es importante aprender sobre este momento oscuro en la historia.
Realmente, realmente me gustó; hubiera querido que fuera más largo, pero no me quejo.
Las ilustraciones fueron realmente increíbles, una de las mejores que he visto en novelas gráficas.
Hay una película basada en estos eventos en Netflix. Deberían ver esa película. Se llama "El Fotógrafo de Mauthansen"
This graphic novel. Is really.... Graphic. As always with the WW2 stories.
So, this is the adaptation of a real photographer who risked his life in order to try and let the people know what really was happening in this concentration camps.
This was harsh, it was short but really hit. I don't usually read WW2 histories because I'm soft but I think is important to learn about this dark time.
I really, really liked it, I would've wanted this to be longer but I don't complain.
The illustrations were really amazing, one of the best I've seen in graphic novels.
*there's a movie based in this events on Netflix. You should check that movie out. It's Called "the Photographer Of mauthansen"
Review en español
Esta novela gráfica. Es realmente... Gráfica. Como siempre con las historias de la Segunda Guerra mundial.
Así que, esta es la adaptación de un verdadero fotógrafo que arriesgó su vida para intentar que la gente sepa lo que realmente estaba pasando en estos campos de concentración.
Fue duro, fue corto pero realmente importante. No suelo leer historias WW2 porque soy blanda pero creo que es importante aprender sobre este momento oscuro en la historia.
Realmente, realmente me gustó; hubiera querido que fuera más largo, pero no me quejo.
Las ilustraciones fueron realmente increíbles, una de las mejores que he visto en novelas gráficas.
Hay una película basada en estos eventos en Netflix. Deberían ver esa película. Se llama "El Fotógrafo de Mauthansen"
smorrison4's review against another edition
5.0
To say this is a beautiful book seems wrong because of the content, but this book is beautiful. This is the story of Francisco Boix and how he saved thousands of negatives during his time at Mauthausen to prove the horrible things the Nazis were doing to the prisoners.
The illustrations in this book were accurate and haunting. I thought the use of somber, darker colors lent the illustrations an air of realism.
One can only hope that we learn from these atrocities and that we don't allow this to happen again.
Thank you NetGalley for the DRC.
The illustrations in this book were accurate and haunting. I thought the use of somber, darker colors lent the illustrations an air of realism.
One can only hope that we learn from these atrocities and that we don't allow this to happen again.
Thank you NetGalley for the DRC.
kta's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be authentic and engaging. While the content was justifiable horrifying, the graphic novel gave glimpses of beauty and hope. Rubio did an excellent job in the genre of historical fiction and as a graphic novel. Colomo and Landa combined to provide an appropriate setting for the story, which was mostly stark but gripping.
This would be an excellent high school reading assignment for literature and/or history.
"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
This would be an excellent high school reading assignment for literature and/or history.
"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
zody's review against another edition
3.0
An emotional account of the atrocities at Mauthausen, a Nazi concentration & work camp. The story is told through the eyes of a survivor who risked his life photographing the horrors at Mauthausen. The photos prove how the Nazi's inflicted suffering and torture onto the prisoners at the camp.
This book is not for the feint of heart. Lots of pictures of dead bodies and people suffering. Important to witness and acknowledge, but can be hard for people to stomach.
This book is not for the feint of heart. Lots of pictures of dead bodies and people suffering. Important to witness and acknowledge, but can be hard for people to stomach.