Reviews tagging Genocide

The Complete Maus, by Art Spiegelman

144 reviews

saraaai's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Genocide, Murder, Suicide, and War

tinyjude's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An extremely difficult but essential read. Everyone should pick up this graphic novel at least once in their lives. Instead of those diluted tales and fiction written by people who want to profit from the pain of survivors but have no connection, respect and/or knowledge about the topic, this book presents us with the perspective of a Polish Jewish couple and their families, making it a fundamental piece of art and history.

The story is a recollection of the horrors, sorrows and hopes of an Holocaust survivor many years after the events. The novel is devised by his son, with whom he has a complicated relationship over the years. Therefore, the topics and their depiction are brutally honest and fundamental in the study and general knowledge of this moment in history. The objective is not to like the characters, but understand what they have been through and put it out in the world so their stories are finally told and not forgotten.

Although it is extremely unfortunate that he was not able to use his mother's diaries and see her perspective as a Jewish woman and a survivor, the story is nonetheless crucial. I hope to read more about the topic from Jewish people (or any of the other minorities affected and decimated by the Nazis) and especially, about the experiencies, thoughts and after effects of those women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Child death, Death, Antisemitism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexism, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, and Death of parent

odetojersey's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Racism, Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Confinement, Hate crime, Death, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Cursing and Medical content

toriauricht's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

caelysium's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Antisemitism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

anaguana's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, Deportation, Antisemitism, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, and Cancer

jassieex's review

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

joa_price's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Gun violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

emzconklin's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Impactful and striking story of regular life and relationships alongside harrowing tragedy. Beautiful format that will definitely stay with me. Horrible how any behavior can be normalized and justified. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Racism

haseki_sultana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Confinement, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, War, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, and Grief