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rlk7m's review against another edition
4.0
If you're a fan of Maus, you'll love this. Spiegelman gives quite an insight into what all went into creating Maus and his thought process is nothing short of genius. Reading this gave me a much better look at all the nuances he included that someone might miss upon first (or second, or third) reading. The family trees, interviews with relatives, and especially the draft drawings were really neat to see (as I love "behind-the-scenes" material like that). I think the only reason I can't give this five stars is because some of the page layouts were a bit jumpy and cluttered, and I couldn't decide what I wanted to read first.
fonteya's review against another edition
4.0
Tan recomendable como Maus. Y al leer este libro, te vienen ganas de releerlo de nuevo. Y de descubrir a autores que menciona Spiegelman.
Sus reflexiones sobre el cómic son geniales, y hacen avanzar una futura lectura de Little Nemo in Slumberland.
Próximamente, en el blog, inauguraré un apartado de citas con este libro.
EDITO 20/2/2015: el DVD no es un DVD, es un CD-ROM. Dos cosas:
1) no hay traducido NADA del CD-ROM al español. Todo en inglés. Si lo editas en español, lo coherente es traducirlo todo y dejar el original si quieres, ¿o no?
2) se debe instalar QuickTime, incluso en Windows.
Malas decisiones ambas, según mi opinión, porque alejan a aquellos lectores no tan acostumbrados o que no saben inglés.
Sus reflexiones sobre el cómic son geniales, y hacen avanzar una futura lectura de Little Nemo in Slumberland.
Próximamente, en el blog, inauguraré un apartado de citas con este libro.
EDITO 20/2/2015: el DVD no es un DVD, es un CD-ROM. Dos cosas:
1) no hay traducido NADA del CD-ROM al español. Todo en inglés. Si lo editas en español, lo coherente es traducirlo todo y dejar el original si quieres, ¿o no?
2) se debe instalar QuickTime, incluso en Windows.
Malas decisiones ambas, según mi opinión, porque alejan a aquellos lectores no tan acostumbrados o que no saben inglés.
kaylstew's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Absolutely fascinating to read about Spiegelman’s process and reasoning while writing Maus. The behind the scenes knowledge was so interesting. The evolution of the drawing drafts was great, and the transcript of Vladek’s original interviews was powerful. Sometimes it leans into “tortured artist” territory, but it’s understandable with the weighty subject matter.
mark_lm's review against another edition
4.0
I found this very entertaining, and it is a great physical production. I don't recommend it if you haven't read Maus. The first book in Mark's 2011 list to pick up the coveted asterisk in a long time.
alcyon_alcyon's review against another edition
3.0
More of a coffee table curiosity than a book I could sit and read from one end to the other.
ohnoflora's review against another edition
5.0
Forgive me for the cliche but this is a book that is TARDIS-like in its dimensions - it is much, much bigger on the inside.
The main text takes the form of an interview, split into three sections - Why the Holocaust?, Why Mice? and Why Comics? These are fascinating enough on their own as Art Speigelman is such good company - intelligent, witty, thoughtful and intensely self-aware. He is also very knowledgable about his medium - I now feel much more aware of how the form of comics can be used to tell a story just as well as the pictures or the text. I want to back and re-read Maus - slowly, paying more attention.
On top of that is all the supplementary material in the book - drafts, sketches, source material, transcripts of interviews, family trees, photographs - not to mention the accompanying DVD with recordings of the interviews with his father, documentaries, the complete Maus, scans of pamphlets belonging to his mother, more sketches, more drafts.... this thing is enormous. I'm not sure I'll ever truly be finished with it, but that's ok.
The main text takes the form of an interview, split into three sections - Why the Holocaust?, Why Mice? and Why Comics? These are fascinating enough on their own as Art Speigelman is such good company - intelligent, witty, thoughtful and intensely self-aware. He is also very knowledgable about his medium - I now feel much more aware of how the form of comics can be used to tell a story just as well as the pictures or the text. I want to back and re-read Maus - slowly, paying more attention.
On top of that is all the supplementary material in the book - drafts, sketches, source material, transcripts of interviews, family trees, photographs - not to mention the accompanying DVD with recordings of the interviews with his father, documentaries, the complete Maus, scans of pamphlets belonging to his mother, more sketches, more drafts.... this thing is enormous. I'm not sure I'll ever truly be finished with it, but that's ok.
clonazine's review against another edition
4.0
Mucha info sobre la obra, la vida del autor, muy interesante de leer y al igual que la novela original lo terminé con una sensación de vacío y angustia. Uno lee ficción histórica y es de por sí muy movilizante leer sobre la segunda guerra mundial y coincido con lo que dice el autor, que haya sido un cómic y que hayan sido animales en vez de personas los dibujos le da una libertad para contar la historia que de otra forma es indecible. ¿cómo puede uno abarcar tanto dolor, tanta violencia?.
Y acá viendo el árbol genealógico de la familia, las fotos familiares viejas es durísimo, muy desgarrador porque fueron personas de verdad.
Además muy interesante conocer la recepción de la novela en los países que participaron en la guerra, y en los que no también.
Y acá viendo el árbol genealógico de la familia, las fotos familiares viejas es durísimo, muy desgarrador porque fueron personas de verdad.
Además muy interesante conocer la recepción de la novela en los países que participaron en la guerra, y en los que no también.