Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

80 reviews

sienna1508's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.25

This book was incredibly eye-opening to the horrors of the Holocaust however I understand it can be extremely heavy and dark so I would definitely recommend caution!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Confinement, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: War and Child death

kemrick19's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, War, Violence, Racism, Self harm, Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Death of parent

linneak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Death, Deportation, Police brutality, Confinement, Hate crime, Torture, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Dementia, War, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Antisemitism, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

pandorasirens's review

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Torture, Death, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Racism, and Confinement

jura_atmos's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Genocide, Racial slurs, Confinement, War, Excrement, Child death, Death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Gore, and Suicide

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

This is an interview done by a Holocaust survivor's son in the form of a graphic novel. There is a ton of deliberate choice in the symbolism throughout the pages. This is the sort of story best read in groups because you will miss symbolism others will pick up on and vice versa. This, like all survivor stories, is bleak and tragic and focused on survival. This has additional slight framing through the relationship difficulties Spiegelman's father had with everyone after experiencing such cruel events, some of which feel so much lighter than the other material that they come across as comedic relief even though they aren't actually funny.
There are a lot of applicable content warnings within this story but I urge all of those who can possibly find themselves strong enough to read this book to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

There is a moment within the last half of the book where someone being shot to death is related to that of a dog that had been shot to death.

demetrius_bennett's review

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Racism, Antisemitism, and Confinement

Moderate: Excrement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Car accident

dspickes's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, Torture, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Deportation and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and War

quinn_07's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Child death, and Suicide attempt