Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Maus: Povest preživelog. I, Moj otac krvari istoriju by Art Spiegelman

63 reviews

thebookkeepers's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This graphic novel follows a man interviewing his dad about his survival of the Holocaust, with the intent of creating the comic that the reader is currently experiencing. Amidst the heavy topic covered, there’s humor woven into the present day as well. The characters are nuanced and have their own flaws that create their own problems. The character Voice was incredibly strong and I really felt as if I read a full story. I’ve already requested the next volume from my library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide, and War

Minor: Child death

chaos_animates's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Xenophobia, Murder, War, Hate crime, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Deportation, and Death of parent

madisone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.25

This book is touching and raw with difficult subject matter, but it is easy to read. You feel every emotion presented and you learn about these people in a fascinating way. The art style is beautiful and the message behind this is phenomenal. I can’t wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Mental illness

yourstrulytay's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Racism, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Child death

alerdman's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Child death, Mass/school shootings, and Classism

agustdefault's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Genocide

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, and Suicide

nia_readsalot's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gore, Domestic abuse, War, and Grief

francestea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

As a human being I feel it is our responsibility to listen to stories like Vladek’s. This graphic recounting of his life during (and after) the holocaust is such an easy and accessible way to learn from his experiences. Art Spiegelman is so clever in his artwork. Using animals to represent different groups of people allows the reader to instantly identify their background. It is really, truly, a one-of-a-kind book. Fast paced and incredibly consuming you could easily finish it in one sitting. I’m completely awestruck by how fortunate his parents were to survive in hiding so long before they were taken to a camp. I do lament we cant have had more of his mothers side of the story.  However, I will definitely continue on to book 2 as soon as I can!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Antisemitism, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Child death

twistykris's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, Genocide, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Suicide, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Child death

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Art Speigelman illustrates the conversations he has with his father about his experiences during WWII in Poland. This graphic novel doesn’t shy away from the horror that Speigelman’s family endured, and is at times a hard read but a very necessary one. Speigelman includes his father’s story along with scenes in present day detailing how these conversations took place, and the result is a captivating tale that I can’t wait to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Violence, Antisemitism, Child death, Hate crime, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, War, and Xenophobia