Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman

26 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

I can't imagine the censors he must have avoided by simply making people into anthropomorphic animals.  Anyone who wants this banned for 'disturbing imagery' really just wants a sanitized history and no responsibility to consider where they fall in it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, War, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Murder

arlangrey17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Hate crime, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, and Slavery

kiwikarelus's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, Xenophobia, Suicide, Child death, Confinement, Murder, Ableism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Hate crime, Genocide, Antisemitism, Gore, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Death

shreyash_89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Death

victor_gannon's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Such a heartbreaking story that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime.
It shows the horrors of what was happening in a way that could be seen as disturbing but also in a way that makes it easier for those who don't like violence.
I wish that people understand how important this book is and hopefully read it when they can.
The fact that some people want to ban it is disgusting, this book is so important to so many people and the claim that they want it banned because of 'nudity' is honestly stupid. They're mice! They're not really known for wearing clothes.
Anyway, I enjoyed this book, the art was nice and simple while I was able to understand everything that was happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, War, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Child death

justin00280's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I think the text is a super accessible way to learn more about the Holocaust, the effects it had on those who were prisoners during it, how they became prisoners, and who became prisoners. I really enjoyed the anecdotal biographical account this text used. Often, historical non-fiction can be really isolating due to the lack of visuals, or perhaps a lack of connection to the characters, but this text does a great job of ensuring that you understand the characters most of the time. It can be a bit jarring at times reading a non-fiction piece while using animals as the main characters, however, you get used to it quite quickly. 

The breaking of the fourth wall in the second book in the second chapter seemed oddly out of place. It's not that it wasn't well written, or interesting, it was just an unexpected non-sequiter, (and if I'm recalling correctly, the only one in the text).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts