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carsonelainee's review against another edition
4.0
after all the news the last couple of weeks i decided to read maus for the first time to see what everyone was talking about.
and WOW. this story of art spielgelman’s father was incredibly impactful and took my breath away during certain scenes. incredibly raw and beautiful. if you haven’t yet read this, please do. i think there’s a lot to gain from it.
and not to take away from its impact, but after reading this, i discovered that my roommate’s mother is on the school board in TN that banned it. :/
and WOW. this story of art spielgelman’s father was incredibly impactful and took my breath away during certain scenes. incredibly raw and beautiful. if you haven’t yet read this, please do. i think there’s a lot to gain from it.
and not to take away from its impact, but after reading this, i discovered that my roommate’s mother is on the school board in TN that banned it. :/
danielaxsi's review against another edition
4.0
4 1/2 stars! Currently reading the complete Maus but finished the first part the other day and thought I would review it separately. I have been wanting to read this book for months and it lived up to every expectation. I’m not an avid graphic novel reader but this reminded me a lot of persepolis (which is one of my favorite books of all time). We often get lost in the numbers when thinking about the holocaust but this was an extremely personal look at one of humanities most horrific tragedies. An important story to be told and I hope band get lifted on this book.
tenthrow's review against another edition
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5.0
An incredible and deeply troubling accounting of a holocaust survivor told through the lens of his son. This story is disturbing without being particularly graphic, and for what it's worth, it's all true.
jennifyr's review against another edition
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4.0
I'm not typically a graphic novel reader (I prefer audio books), but chose this book for my reading challenge last month. I wanted to know what the controversy was and why people want to ban it. I've read a lot of WWII books, so this book did not reveal anything new or surprising for me, other than the anthropomorphic element. In fact, it seemed pretty tame to me, but I've read some horrific accounts. I found the dad's story of his time in Poland during the war to be compelling, but didn't care for the present day storyline. The dad and Mala seemed very unhappy and complained a lot, as did Artie. I'm not sure how that added to the story. It also seemed to end abruptly. Maybe more will be revealed in part 2.
klingle152's review against another edition
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pghbookfanatic's review against another edition
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katiereads_24's review against another edition
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4.5
kim_j_dare's review against another edition
5.0
Re-read in honor of all the attention that McMinn County’s recent banning has once again put on Maus.
Spiegelman’s graphic memoir remains one of the most powerful, moving works about the Holocaust ever written. As small-minded as this Tennessee school board is, the outcry of parents and teachers and students, and the determination to get this essential book into the hands of any student who wants to read it, is a testament to the importance of understanding history so that we don’t repeat it.
Spiegelman’s graphic memoir remains one of the most powerful, moving works about the Holocaust ever written. As small-minded as this Tennessee school board is, the outcry of parents and teachers and students, and the determination to get this essential book into the hands of any student who wants to read it, is a testament to the importance of understanding history so that we don’t repeat it.