Maus: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
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The most beautiful book in graphic novel form that I have read. Books related to the holocaust always hit me the hardest because i feel sick reading them and i cried in between chapters but this is just so amazing. I need to buy a physical copy containing vol 1 & 2!! I read it vol 1 online for a college class of mine :)
A memoir in the form of a comic, Art Spiegelmam tells the story of his Jewish father's experience in Poland during WWII in Maus: My Father Bleeds History. If a picture is worth a thousand words, 157 pages of raw, unfiltered pictures tells more of a story than a textbook ever could.
Maus is one of the first graphic novels that I've read, and also one of the few banned books I've read. I recommend Mause to everyone.
This is a re-read for me, inspired by the attempts to ban it in parts of the country, but this is my first time revisiting it since junior high. I'm well-educated on the Holocaust, but even on a re-read, parts of it are shocking. As a book, it's very personal and a bit unfocused, partly because of Spiegelman's approach; it's as much or more about his relationship with his rambling father as it is about the Holocaust, and largely assumes that you already know at least the broad historical outlines. 100% worth a read – I think highly enough of it to read it again – but not exactly where you'd want to start as your first history. Except, I guess, that for many it may be more accessible, due to the brief length and the graphic novel format.
Obviously I don't remember my first read in all that much detail; I was surprised that Vladek's story doesn't get to Auschwitz until the end, so there isn't much about it. I think the sequel dealt with it. It would have to, given where the first book ends, I just don't remember. I'll probably re-read that soon as well.
this is a re-read but its just as good as the first time i read it. It's so important too. I read this years and years ago but the story has recently been banned. There is no good reason to ban this book. It's a book kids NEED to read.
I don't know how I hadn't read this yet. It's different in scope than I was expecting and I really appreciated that. Both Art and his dad are so flawed.
The Maus books really blew me away. Authentic, touching, and absorbing from beginning to end.
Two streams alternate back-and-forth throughout: Art's discussions in NYC with his increasingly demanding, quirky, aging father who's problems Art struggles to accept, and tales from his father's time enduring Nazi occupation in Poland and Germany.
Both streams are completely engrossing. The pacing and interplay are wonderful. Art and his father were both relatable, with their flaws and challenges laid remarkably bare and honestly explored.
Je lis enfin ce qui est souvent présenté comme un chef d'œuvre de la bande dessinée. J'ai lu la première partie, que j'ai trouvé très forte, même si j'attends d'avoir lu la seconde partie pour me faire mon avis définitif.
Okay, It's really good. I really like Art's relationship with his dad. A fantastic read
This is part one of a two-part series, which I didn't realize going in. Immediately requested the second book from the library. This one is a son interviewing his aging father about his (the father's) early history and family, and the years they spent hiding from and evading the Nazis in the early 1940s.
Spiegelman's rendition of his Fathers holocaust story through a graphic novel form. The use of imagery in some mundane scenes really struck me. (Like the holocaust tattoo on his fathers arm in the first panel.) The characters are mice, which plays into the jewish narrative of needing to hide and and only going out at night. If you enjoy history AND comic art, then you'll want to read Maus.
