Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

84 reviews

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

This is an interview done by a Holocaust survivor's son in the form of a graphic novel. There is a ton of deliberate choice in the symbolism throughout the pages. This is the sort of story best read in groups because you will miss symbolism others will pick up on and vice versa. This, like all survivor stories, is bleak and tragic and focused on survival. This has additional slight framing through the relationship difficulties Spiegelman's father had with everyone after experiencing such cruel events, some of which feel so much lighter than the other material that they come across as comedic relief even though they aren't actually funny.
There are a lot of applicable content warnings within this story but I urge all of those who can possibly find themselves strong enough to read this book to read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Confinement, Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

There is a moment within the last half of the book where someone being shot to death is related to that of a dog that had been shot to death.

demetrius_bennett's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Hate crime, Violence, Racism, Antisemitism, and Confinement

Moderate: Excrement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Car accident

dspickes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Deportation and Grief

Minor: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and War

quinn_07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Child death, and Suicide attempt

chambre1055's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

How come for social animals, we can only recognise social evils when it hits us but never when it hurts others?
😞

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Slavery, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Death, War, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

beaingleby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Physical abuse, Genocide, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Confinement, Child death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

thegardenlesbian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I originally learnt about this book because of the possible banning it was going through. I'm not a huge fan of comics and graphic novels, but this one is a masterpiece, and I think everyone should read it if they have the opportunity. It's a great way to learn about the Holocaust from a survivor's perspective.

It's a fast read, it felt like I was breezing through it. I also loved the meta aspect of it, with the author showing his struggles while writing this book, and leaving in the crankiness of his father, even if it makes him, at times, unlikable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Death, Antisemitism, Cursing, Genocide, Blood, Child death, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Medical content, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Dementia

Hangings

endnull's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Grief, Confinement, and Death

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

What can I say about Maus that hasn't already been said? I doubt there is anything - I think everything there was to say about this cultural behemoth and the horrors of history it shares in intimate detail were said before I was even born. I first read Maus when I was 12 and just beginning to understand what the Holocaust really was. Now, at 24, I still find it hard to wrap my head around. But Vladek Spiegelman's experience before, during, and after the war comes alive in this graphic novel. Art Spiegelman excels at focusing on his parents' experience while giving tidbits at the larger shared experience of Holocaust victims. For me, the graphicness and the specificity to two people's story are what makes Maus so effective. The visual metaphor helps a lot, too. Incredible work, truly. I know so many say this, but I have to agree - I think everyone should read Maus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Murder, War, Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, Child death, Antisemitism, Blood, Genocide, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

piperca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

I found myself having a difficult time with the father son relationship. Both Flawed and traumatized people for obvious reasons. Found myself wishing that the focus was more heavily focused on the fathers retelling of events rather than the fallout from a damaged person raising a child. I supposed illuminating the generational effects of trauma is important, but had a hard time resonating with or feeling much empathy for the son. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Racism, Child death, Classism, Genocide, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Confinement, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Self harm, Xenophobia, Excrement, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence