Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Complete Maus, by Art Spiegelman

114 reviews

pika's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

Nazi Germany concentration camps

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Racial slurs, War, Death, Genocide, Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse

kshertz's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I don’t think anyone could ever rate this book as less than five stars. It has completely changed so many peoples lives and given such an insight into the life of a survivor of the Holocaust. As well as the life of the descendants that come after. It was very impactful to read again after so long. I highly recommend everyone read this book at least once if not multiple times throughout their life. It really helps to gain perspective and remember what all people are capable of if we are not careful. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Violence, Deportation, Grief, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, and Xenophobia

flowerssss's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, War, Confinement, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Child death

Minor: Xenophobia, Cursing, Excrement, and Racism

matt_viner's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Harrowing story of a Jewish man in Europe living through the Second World War.
Art Spiegelman is an excellent story teller and the medium of graphic novel adds so much to the experience.
Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Antisemitism, War, Suicide, Racism, Police brutality, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, Gun violence, Death, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Violence

amvera's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, War, Child death, Racism, Murder, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

This is perhaps one of the best graphic novels I've ever read! Brilliantly created, deeply emotional, and a total page turner despite the subject matter.

lizard800's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Religious bigotry, Murder, Genocide, Racial slurs, Torture, War, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Slavery, and Violence

maria_winther's review

5.0

the book worked really well in every way. the artwork, the pacing, the shifts between then and 'now' – it just made it all the more real 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and War

Minor: Racism

asutch65's review

emotional informative tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide

siefallenin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

read this one in one sitting. the storytelling is brilliant - it's both about the Holocaust and the strained relationships between Art and his father Vladek. some parts of the story, for example

Spoiler

how Vladek burned all of his wife's diaries

were so touching and were always wonderfully told by Spiegelman. a brilliand novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, Suicide, and Xenophobia

saviross's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I appreciated learning about Vladek's experiences, as well as his relationship with Art and Art's time collecting these stories. Important history to know - past and ongoing history. A must read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Death, War, Confinement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Torture