Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

3 reviews

has3000's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

It’s hard to imagine living near Germany around 1940.
Even today, with all the legislative persecution of minorities and LGBTQ people, as a straight, white man it’s hard to imagine that anything like Nazi Germany could truly come to pass.

And yet this book hits hard. This is a much lighter book than I imagine part two will be, but still it’s so heavy. Seeing this family go through the war, from disbelief to living in a cellar trying to avoid Auschwitz… it’s heartbreaking.

The art is simple, with different animal species representing different groups of people. And the story is split between the author talking to his father in the present day and showing us the things from the 40s that he is talking about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Hate crime, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, and Antisemitism

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Suicide, Hate crime, War, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, and Death

Minor: Trafficking and Cursing

nikexistiertnik's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide, and War