Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

4 reviews

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.

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Amazing book, a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, War, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Minor: Excrement, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Dementia, and Gore

This is a book about the holocaust. Even though the drawings are cartoonish and nothing too explicit is drawn, it is still full of possibly triggering elements.

callmeneeks's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Child death, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

klavin_lovell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Dementia, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident and Toxic relationship