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Maus: Racconto di un sopravvissuto. I, Mio padre sanguina storia by Art Spiegelman
18 reviews
cstein's review against another edition
4.25
As the Newsweek review of this work reads, in part, "Maus compels us to bear witness in a different way: the very artificiality of its surface makes it possible to imagine the reality beneath."
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Deportation
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Vomit, and War
marinapetal's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
rtaire's review against another edition
5.0
I definitely recommend most everyone read this book (and the second volume). It's a beautifully nuanced memoir of a holocaust survivor and the complicated relationship between him and his son, the comic artist writing/drawing the book. Glad I read the book now when I am struggling with all the grey space of my own relationship between myself and my mother. Makes me feel more at ease about the lack of clear distinctions of "morally good" and "bad", the messy in-between of reality.
The art style really helped to put some distance between me and the extremely difficult subject matter of the Holocaust, which allowed me to keep reading when I might have otherwise needed to stop to preserve my mental health. Still, some of the images are truly haunting and it helps to be prepared to know that these books cover the worst of what humanity is capable of. I still think it is very worth it to remember these atrocities, especially at a time when people are trying to erase them and ban important books like this.
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, and Classism
Minor: Cancer and Excrement
thewordsdevourer's review against another edition
3.5
despite being about an event that has been told in various forms countless times, this book still manages to be shocking, jarring, and evocative through the personal tale that illustrates people as complex beings and very impactful drawings. drawing the characters as animals is such a simple method, but it's surprisingly effective.
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
kengiedamali's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
plxtoprojector's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child death, Cursing, Death, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War
frankie_reads2's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder