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Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
15 reviews
spicypb's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Racial slurs, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Blood, Child death, and Classism
lauren717's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Grief, Confinement, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Hate crime, Suicide, War, and Torture
Moderate: Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Self harm, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
angelfireeast24's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Classism, War, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Hate crime, Grief, Gun violence, Deportation, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Bullying, Antisemitism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, and Abandonment
mjones14's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, War, Police brutality, Animal death, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Violence, Genocide, Suicide, and Sexism
jakepasseri's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: War, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, and Genocide
Moderate: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence
cstein's review against another edition
4.25
As the Newsweek review of this work reads, in part, "Maus compels us to bear witness in a different way: the very artificiality of its surface makes it possible to imagine the reality beneath."
Graphic: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Death, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Child death, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Chronic illness, Deportation, Genocide, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, War, Vomit, and Excrement
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Antisemitism, Genocide, Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness
nikexistiertnik's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Suicide, and War
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, War, Confinement, Grief, and Hate crime
Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, and Suicide
rtaire's review against another edition
5.0
I definitely recommend most everyone read this book (and the second volume). It's a beautifully nuanced memoir of a holocaust survivor and the complicated relationship between him and his son, the comic artist writing/drawing the book. Glad I read the book now when I am struggling with all the grey space of my own relationship between myself and my mother. Makes me feel more at ease about the lack of clear distinctions of "morally good" and "bad", the messy in-between of reality.
The art style really helped to put some distance between me and the extremely difficult subject matter of the Holocaust, which allowed me to keep reading when I might have otherwise needed to stop to preserve my mental health. Still, some of the images are truly haunting and it helps to be prepared to know that these books cover the worst of what humanity is capable of. I still think it is very worth it to remember these atrocities, especially at a time when people are trying to erase them and ban important books like this.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Genocide, War, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, and Sexism