Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

72 reviews

rworrall78's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Violence, Genocide, and Death

has3000's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

It’s hard to imagine living near Germany around 1940.
Even today, with all the legislative persecution of minorities and LGBTQ people, as a straight, white man it’s hard to imagine that anything like Nazi Germany could truly come to pass.

And yet this book hits hard. This is a much lighter book than I imagine part two will be, but still it’s so heavy. Seeing this family go through the war, from disbelief to living in a cellar trying to avoid Auschwitz… it’s heartbreaking.

The art is simple, with different animal species representing different groups of people. And the story is split between the author talking to his father in the present day and showing us the things from the 40s that he is talking about.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Hate crime, Suicide, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, and Antisemitism

mjones14's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad medium-paced

4.5

It's a horribly sad story and I hate that it was left on a cliff hanger, however I absolutely shall be reading the next installment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, War, Police brutality, Animal death, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Violence, Genocide, Suicide, and Sexism

larrarreadsboks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Death, War, Racism, Murder, Hate crime, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicide

pbella3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Torture, War, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

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

addytunn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

read this for school and i still have no clue why Maus is a banned book. it's such a unique way to bring up and discuss the events of the Holocaust and was very straightforward with it. if you like WWII literature and enjoy graphic novels, check this one out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

robi_locksley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, Suicide, and Racial slurs

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

amberspej's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Genocide, and Violence