Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Maus by Art Spiegelman

70 reviews

callmeneeks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Mental illness

victor_gannon's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Such a heartbreaking story that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime.
It shows the horrors of what was happening in a way that could be seen as disturbing but also in a way that makes it easier for those who don't like violence.
I wish that people understand how important this book is and hopefully read it when they can.
The fact that some people want to ban it is disgusting, this book is so important to so many people and the claim that they want it banned because of 'nudity' is honestly stupid. They're mice! They're not really known for wearing clothes.
Anyway, I enjoyed this book, the art was nice and simple while I was able to understand everything that was happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nickshutter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

maudhee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

1.25

I had to read this book for school and I wasn't sure I was going to like it, because I don't usually like graphic novels, but it was definitely a great read. I had trouble connecting to the characters, so I never got very invested in the story, but I still think it was worth reading and I would recommend it if you are looking for a serious/tense graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

klavin_lovell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship and Car accident

justin00280's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I think the text is a super accessible way to learn more about the Holocaust, the effects it had on those who were prisoners during it, how they became prisoners, and who became prisoners. I really enjoyed the anecdotal biographical account this text used. Often, historical non-fiction can be really isolating due to the lack of visuals, or perhaps a lack of connection to the characters, but this text does a great job of ensuring that you understand the characters most of the time. It can be a bit jarring at times reading a non-fiction piece while using animals as the main characters, however, you get used to it quite quickly. 

The breaking of the fourth wall in the second book in the second chapter seemed oddly out of place. It's not that it wasn't well written, or interesting, it was just an unexpected non-sequiter, (and if I'm recalling correctly, the only one in the text).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

oideun's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

First (only?) comic to win a Pulitzer award, it tells the story of a comic artist's father's harrowing experience of the holocaust, and how being rised by parents with such a traumatic past left the artist with deep scars of his own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Antisemitism