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torismazarine's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, War, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Self harm, and Police brutality
Moderate: Deportation
Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Terminal illness
oceanwriter's review against another edition
5.0
Comic writer and illustrator Art Spiegel tells his father's WWII survival story in a series of two books (combined into one edition in this printing). Though not illustrations of humans, the imagery of the concentration camps (and what Jewish people went through in general) is as grim as you'd expect them to be. This isn't a watered-down narration that tried to spare the reader from the horrors. It's a raw and honest account.
The book is told brilliantly going back and forth between Art's conversations with his father as he relayed his story to that story unfolding on the pages. There are some abrupt starts and finished here and there, but it added to the tone of the book. There is still so much we don't know about what happened during the Holocaust that we may never learn.
In addition to being a book about the Holocaust (namely in Poland), it's also a book about the relationship between a father and son. Intergenerational trauma is a fascinating psychological phenomenon. This has often been seen among children with parents who have had traumatic experiences before their children were born. This along with the natural generational gap between parents and children makes up a lot of the subtext in Art and Vladek's story.
Perhaps it's needless to say that this book is going to stay with me for a long time. It's right up there with The Diary of a Young Girl and The Boy on the Wooden Box. The stories of these victims must be kept alive.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Racism, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, Mental illness, Gun violence, Excrement, Confinement, and War
Moderate: Animal death
gigiluvly's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Genocide, and Torture
ladyzbyrd's review against another edition
5.0
While the history is heartbreaking and the material is incredibly dark, this was a book I enjoyed. It’s quite the oxymoron, but I can’t explain it.
Graphic: War, Excrement, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mental illness, Death, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
haseki_sultana's review
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Confinement, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, War, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, and Grief
velokei's review against another edition
5.0
It was so beautiful and raised so many questions that are unable to be answered. It handled the holocaust in a striking way and was open and honest about the uncomfortability on profiting off of generational trauma
Read for a second time for essay in January: I can’t recommend this book enough!!
Graphic: Mental illness, Deportation, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Murder, War, Violence, Antisemitism, Racism, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, and Genocide
saba13's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder
spooderman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Xenophobia, Death, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Animal death, Slavery, Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death of parent, Deportation, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture
Moderate: Medical trauma, Dementia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
rebel_rocketman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Suicide, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Genocide, War, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death of parent, and Antisemitism
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, War, Grief, Hate crime, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Excrement, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Dementia, and Gore
This is a book about the holocaust. Even though the drawings are cartoonish and nothing too explicit is drawn, it is still full of possibly triggering elements.