Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Maus: historia de un sobreviviente. I, Mi padre sangra historia by Art Spiegelman

30 reviews

madison1239's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Death

emmakchapman's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Antisemitism, Suicide, War, Death of parent, and Self harm

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, War, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide, Ableism, Classism, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Cancer and Excrement

carolyn84's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Antisemitism, Suicide, Child death, Death, Racism, Self harm, Grief, and Hate crime

gersandelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Hate crime, Murder, War, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Racism, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

selfsoulfriend's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide

orcamagicka's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I found a free copy of the book online as a PDF online after hearing about the ban in the Tennessee school district. Absolutely a must read for anyone and everyone. The art style is simple yet so impactful and human. The artist has an incredible skill in capturing emotion, mood, and detailing the full complexities of the Holocaust and how it still causes ripple effects long after the end of WWII. This book mainly focuses on the life of the author’s father prior to WWII, his life in the ghettos with his wife, and their intense struggle to evade capture by the Nazis. The book also dips back and forth between past and present. One story being told takes place during the Holocaust, while the other is the experiences of the author as he interviews his father and the complex relationship they have. If you want to begin to understand the Holocaust and the horrors of the Nazi regime and antisemtisim, let Maus be your introduction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Racism, Genocide, War, Antisemitism, Suicide, and Death

vikingvisuals's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Reread this for the first time since having read it the first time at a Third Reich Literature course at University. I've wanted to read it again for awhile now, but given the recent news and it's being (ridiculously) banned in Tennessee schools, I knew it was definitely time.

The book is a very unique and personal telling of the experiences his Father and his family had before and leading up to the holocaust. Putting this history into comic form makes the retelling even more visceral. 

It's such an impactful book and one that I believe everyone should read in their lifetime. The symbolism that the comic medium provides really sticks with you. I can't put it sufficiently into words, but it has a large impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racism, Child death, and Death

plxtoprojector's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: War, Death, Child death, Racism, Grief, Cursing, Death of parent, and Murder

frankie_reads2's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Torture