A review by jennifyr
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I'm not typically a graphic novel reader (I prefer audio books), but chose this book for my reading challenge last month. I wanted to know what the controversy was and why people want to ban it. I've read a lot of WWII  books, so this book did not reveal anything new or surprising for me, other than the anthropomorphic element. In fact, it seemed pretty tame to me, but I've read some horrific accounts. I found the dad's story of his time in Poland during the war to be compelling, but didn't care for the present day storyline. The dad and Mala seemed very unhappy and complained a lot, as did Artie. I'm not sure how that added to the story. It also seemed to end abruptly. Maybe more will be revealed in part 2.