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eldritchreads's review against another edition
4.75
This is an amazing rendition of Jewish history. I love the symbolism of making everyone animals too.
jlrowse's review against another edition
5.0
This volume covers the build up to Hitler's invasion of Poland. I love the storytelling mechanism--a series of talks between Spiegelman and his father. It humanizes the Holocaust experience, even though each race is drawn as a different kind of animal (Jews=Mice, Poles=Pigs, Nazis=Cats).
It's my first crack at a graphic novel, and I know I'm not paying nearly enough attention to the artwork, but that's because the story is so compelling that I'm devouring the words.
It's my first crack at a graphic novel, and I know I'm not paying nearly enough attention to the artwork, but that's because the story is so compelling that I'm devouring the words.
tania_611's review against another edition
4.0
it made me understand what happened to the jews more.
alexaabbott's review against another edition
4.0
I was extremely moved by this book and found it to be just as relevant now as it was when it was written. I was skeptical to read this as someone who has never read a graphic novel, but I was very impressed. The use of animals was a very intriguing way to depict the Holocaust. To me, it allowed me to view the Holocaust in a new light. I feel that we have all become desensitized to the Holocaust because it is talked about so often, and this book portrayed it in a new kind of horror.
marianbarlage's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing book! It was so impressive how he not only was able to portray the horrors of the Holocaust, but also explored the difficult father/son relationship, through a comic strip. The fact that you were looking at cats and mice made it easier to take some of the more troubling scenes. But suddenly the symbolism would hit you that the Nazis did just the same thing by dehumanizing Jews as vermin. This is one of the most unique books I have had the benefit of reading, and I recommend it for all who want to see a different side to history.
elisanataf's review against another edition
i dont like rating nonfiction books/ memoirs because it feels like rating a person’s life a little bit but this book was amazing. it was super interesting and obviously very saddening but it was written and told in such a great way which really conveys really well the struggles of this jewish man during ww2. i thought this was really educative and really good!!
bananaphive's review against another edition
4.0
Even though the graphic novel format doesn't quite agree with me (I forget to look at the pictures and have to do a second pass), I really liked this. It's not so much a Holocaust story as much as it is the personal story of one family. It's really provoking and touching and painful and beautiful. It's a super quick read and presents a really interesting view of WWII Poland. I can't wait to start the second half.