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A review by vikingvisuals
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Reread this for the first time since having read it the first time at a Third Reich Literature course at University. I've wanted to read it again for awhile now, but given the recent news and it's being (ridiculously) banned in Tennessee schools, I knew it was definitely time.
The book is a very unique and personal telling of the experiences his Father and his family had before and leading up to the holocaust. Putting this history into comic form makes the retelling even more visceral.
It's such an impactful book and one that I believe everyone should read in their lifetime. The symbolism that the comic medium provides really sticks with you. I can't put it sufficiently into words, but it has a large impact.
The book is a very unique and personal telling of the experiences his Father and his family had before and leading up to the holocaust. Putting this history into comic form makes the retelling even more visceral.
It's such an impactful book and one that I believe everyone should read in their lifetime. The symbolism that the comic medium provides really sticks with you. I can't put it sufficiently into words, but it has a large impact.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, and Antisemitism