The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
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Summary
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of its first publication， here is the definitive edition of the book acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” （Wall Street Journal） and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” （The New Yorker）。
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman， a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe， and his son， a cartoonist coming to terms with his father’s story。 Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive。 Its form， the cartoon （the Nazis are cats， the Jews mice）， shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity and succeeds in “drawing us closer to the bleak heart of the Holocaust” （The New York Times）。
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale。 Vladek’s harrowing story of survival is woven into the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father。 Against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival， they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits。 This astonishing retelling of our century’s grisliest news is a story of survival， not only of Vladek but of the children who survive even the survivors。 Maus studies the bloody pawprints of history and tracks its meaning for all of us。
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman， a Jewish survivor of Hitler’s Europe， and his son， a cartoonist coming to terms with his father’s story。 Maus approaches the unspeakable through the diminutive。 Its form， the cartoon （the Nazis are cats， the Jews mice）， shocks us out of any lingering sense of familiarity and succeeds in “drawing us closer to the bleak heart of the Holocaust” （The New York Times）。
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale。 Vladek’s harrowing story of survival is woven into the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father。 Against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival， they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits。 This astonishing retelling of our century’s grisliest news is a story of survival， not only of Vladek but of the children who survive even the survivors。 Maus studies the bloody pawprints of history and tracks its meaning for all of us。
Reviews
Nivedita Bag Jain
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I really loved the way they have engaged the conversation between the son and the father。 And have included the very small details of how the Holocaust has affected the life of the Jews。 It’s a beautiful representation and without offending anyone。
wqylsx
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A segunda guerra mundial contada pelo filho de um sobrevivente。 Sempre estudei e soube tudo o que sabemos sobre essa tragédia mas este livro mostra a realidade。Art Spiegelman soube fazer de cada quadrinho uma arte， sua maneira de contar com dois pontos de vista e complexa mas permite que a gente entre na sua história e na de seu pai。Também acho que este livro nos faz refletir muito sobre as ações dos seres humanos， que seja de Vladek ou Anja antes ou durante a guerra e até as de Art。Para finaliz A segunda guerra mundial contada pelo filho de um sobrevivente。 Sempre estudei e soube tudo o que sabemos sobre essa tragédia mas este livro mostra a realidade。Art Spiegelman soube fazer de cada quadrinho uma arte， sua maneira de contar com dois pontos de vista e complexa mas permite que a gente entre na sua história e na de seu pai。Também acho que este livro nos faz refletir muito sobre as ações dos seres humanos， que seja de Vladek ou Anja antes ou durante a guerra e até as de Art。Para finalizar， amei este livro que e uma prova histórica de um período de terror。 。。。more
Felipe St。Mary Barenbreuker
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Es un placer poder leer esta obra que ha renovado la manera de contar historias mediante las ilustraciones。 La historia de Vladek es cuanto menos conmovedora， pero sin duda el talentoso Art Spiegelman logra hacernos empatizar con los ratones que ilustra， la fuerza que tiene el estilo en esta novela gráfica， comprendes las desdichas por las que pasaban los judíos， utiliza la historia de su padre para presentarnos el comienzo， auge y caída de la guerra， nos da a entender el horrible rostro poco pa Es un placer poder leer esta obra que ha renovado la manera de contar historias mediante las ilustraciones。 La historia de Vladek es cuanto menos conmovedora， pero sin duda el talentoso Art Spiegelman logra hacernos empatizar con los ratones que ilustra， la fuerza que tiene el estilo en esta novela gráfica， comprendes las desdichas por las que pasaban los judíos， utiliza la historia de su padre para presentarnos el comienzo， auge y caída de la guerra， nos da a entender el horrible rostro poco patriota que no se ve en las batallas， dejando los muertos como héroes， si no que acá los muertos no paran de acumularse y la muerte es el fin que muchos esperan sin desearlo pero sin evitarlo， los flash forward qué presenta a la actualidad con su padre ya mayor， crean una empatía mucho mayor que nos permite comprender de una manera u otra las consecuencias a largo plazo de los desastres como la guerra。 。。。more
Ingrid Ytterland
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I am not emotionally prepared to talk about this book。 All I want is for someone to love me the way Vladek loves Anja
Miguel
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Como en el paisaje final que el poeta definió con un dominio inmutable （“Arden los desperdicios de una época abyecta / a la que nadie pudo negar su bocanada de sangre”）， Art Spiegelman narraría en ‘Maus’ el Holocausto con la economía de unos trazos。 Plasmó el itinerario vital de Vladek， su padre， frente a la negrura más radical， una lucha por la supervivencia en el escenario de la barbarie nazi。 “El año gira sobre un eje brumoso。 / Partido， el horizonte humea”。 Reflejó los límites del ser humano Como en el paisaje final que el poeta definió con un dominio inmutable （“Arden los desperdicios de una época abyecta / a la que nadie pudo negar su bocanada de sangre”）， Art Spiegelman narraría en ‘Maus’ el Holocausto con la economía de unos trazos。 Plasmó el itinerario vital de Vladek， su padre， frente a la negrura más radical， una lucha por la supervivencia en el escenario de la barbarie nazi。 “El año gira sobre un eje brumoso。 / Partido， el horizonte humea”。 Reflejó los límites del ser humano， la cruel ironía del exterminio de la libertad: en Auschwitz reinaba la leyenda ‘Arbeit macht frei’， que en alemán significa ‘El trabajo libera’… Desveló el legado de un colectivo （“Sabíamos que nos gasearían y nos arrojarían a los hornos。 Era 1944。 Lo sabíamos todo。 Y aquí estábamos”…）， su suerte y su habilidad para horadar un destino fatal （“Hundido， tan remoto de las manos dormidas， cargado / de conciencia en bruto， hurgando hacia abajo， / en las posibles opciones de la oscuridad”）， la desconocida fortaleza para agarrarse a la vida y no soltarse jamás… Fue la crónica de un abrazo， el de su padre con su madre Anja， con las lágrimas de la historia， en su verdad aislada， como un sueño que se antojara revelador: “Pero hay tierra y hay noche para todos / y cada uno duerme y sabe dónde está”… 。。。more
Santi
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Very interesting approach to the Nazi actions over Jewish and even more remarkable picture on the personal consequences for those who survived。
Gage McPhail
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Absolutely amazing read。 Such an immersive experience into the Holocaust。 Everyone should try giving it a read to uncover new insights into the Holocaust and the realities of those who experienced it。 Super fascinating。
Michael
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Maus is a quick read， but not an enjoyable one。 That is not to say that the story is bad， but rather， how can anyone enjoy a book about the Holocaust？ What Art Spiegelman managed to do with Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History and Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began， was to tell an important story about one of the darkest times in human history， in a way that is accessible to almost everyone。 This should be required reading in High School。 Most people understand Maus is a quick read， but not an enjoyable one。 That is not to say that the story is bad， but rather， how can anyone enjoy a book about the Holocaust？ What Art Spiegelman managed to do with Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History and Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began， was to tell an important story about one of the darkest times in human history， in a way that is accessible to almost everyone。 This should be required reading in High School。 Most people understand the Holocaust from a distant， almost abstract vantage point。 Maus tells the story of one man （Vladek）， in a very personal， and human way。There is also the relationship between Art and Vladek。 It is an interesting dynamic， because it is obvious that they love each other， but also， that they don't like each other。 Art is an artist， which is the farthest thing from what his father is， or finds of value。TLDR: Solid 5*。 Should be required reading in school。 。。。more
Loni
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This is a hauntingly beautiful graphic novel filled with so much emotion and tenderness。 The high school I teach at uses excerpts of Maus during a novel unit about the Holocaust which is what inspired me to read it in its entirety。 I am so glad I did。 It is not just a story about the Holocaust， but a story about the complicated relationships that happen because of this horror。 It is about not only the survivors， but the children of survivors。 It is one of the most powerful narratives I have read This is a hauntingly beautiful graphic novel filled with so much emotion and tenderness。 The high school I teach at uses excerpts of Maus during a novel unit about the Holocaust which is what inspired me to read it in its entirety。 I am so glad I did。 It is not just a story about the Holocaust， but a story about the complicated relationships that happen because of this horror。 It is about not only the survivors， but the children of survivors。 It is one of the most powerful narratives I have read in a long time。 。。。more
Vane
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Un bellisimo libro。
Eric
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Smartly written， evocative， and probably the best example of the powers of a graphic novel that I've read。 While I didn't read it in school， I now understand why it shows up on so many school reading lists。 Smartly written， evocative， and probably the best example of the powers of a graphic novel that I've read。 While I didn't read it in school， I now understand why it shows up on so many school reading lists。 。。。more
Jonathan Johnson
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Great bookA graphic novel where a son interviews his father who survived being a Jew through ww2 east EuropeThe stories are good but the sons relationship to his stubborn father is even betterI particularly love how creative you had to be to survive as a Jew in east Europe during that time I recommend this book to people who want to learn more about relationships in ww2 east Europe， but are not necessarily history buffs
Pimpín
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muy triste y morbosa con los detalles del horror del campo de concentración
Charlène
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super intéressant et émouvant
Surabhi Brahma
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I finished reading Maus just a few minutes ago。 I am still overcome with several emotions raging in me all at once – anger， sadness， helplessness; things I can’t even describe。 I don’t know exactly where to start with the numerous reasons I would again and again recommend this book， but here it goes。Few people in the world can honestly claim to be ignorant of the Holocaust。 But I have long felt that history books or factual outlets are somehow unable to convey the extent to which people suffered I finished reading Maus just a few minutes ago。 I am still overcome with several emotions raging in me all at once – anger， sadness， helplessness; things I can’t even describe。 I don’t know exactly where to start with the numerous reasons I would again and again recommend this book， but here it goes。Few people in the world can honestly claim to be ignorant of the Holocaust。 But I have long felt that history books or factual outlets are somehow unable to convey the extent to which people suffered in the Auschwitz camps。 Stories are important to filling the emotional lacunas created between knowing historical events and truly understanding their impact。 Maus is one among many such stories that bridges these gaps。In this graphic novel， the Jewish people are drawn as mice and the Nazis as cats。 This metaphor is especially effective because it helps establish， in no uncertain terms， the threat and power the Nazis exhibited over the Jewish people and left no doubt as to what the end goals of the Nazis really were。The narrative used in the book is that of a son interviewing his father about his time at Auschwitz。 And because of this， while we learn about his father’s life， we also get to see who he is as a person。 The relationship he shares with his son， with his wife， his neighbours， some of his habits， his prejudices and his beliefs all paint a picture of someone we would know in some way or the other。 We have all met people like Vladek Spiegelman， some of us might even be Vladek Spiegelman。 And it is that which makes the story so much more impactful。Through his father’s story， we get to see how much Vladek and other Jewish people had to do in order to just survive – hide in cramped spaces， beg for help from strangers who can either accept or quietly turn you away， or in the worst case scenarios， call the authorities on you。 We see how cruelly families were separated， never to be seen again， and how rumours were all people had to find out what happened to those they loved。 The extent of the cruelty of the Nazis is also shown – right from the obvious – beating， impossibly hard work and hunger imposed on the people in the camp， to the small and petty nastiness of providing people with ill-fitting or torn clothes， just one out of a pair of shoes and no spoons for food。 Things that made hell just a little bit worse。Survival in the camps depended on who you were friends with and who you knew。 While several in the camps provided others with hope and courage and sometimes even extra food， there were times when Vladek had to throw other people – people just like him – under the bus。 Vladek Spiegelman reiterates several times in which he got lucky in ways others with him did not。One of the most important things this book does is that it reminds you of how traumatic events linger deep in the minds of those who survived them long after the events are over。 The most obvious way Maus shows this is through Vladek Spiegelman’s health problems – some of which originated in the concentration camps。 But his habits， his worries even his dreams are still affected by the Holocaust， long after it is over to the world。This book moved me deeply and I am so， so glad I read it。 This isn’t an easy book to read – it will shake you up， open your eyes and tell you things you didn’t know that you didn’t know。 It is powerful， it is emotional， it is raw and it is very， very essential。 。。。more
Annalisa Ferrara
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I've never been moved by a book， but this affected me on multiple levels。 I was heartbroken for Vladek and Anja， I was disgusted by how the abuse and hated progressed through the story， I was fidgety and anxious （if not even terrified） when the story moved to the ghetto and the camp with the descriptions of what happened there。 I loved the relationship between Art and Vladek and how it was portrayed through small gestures of affection。 I also liked how Art described what it was like to grow up w I've never been moved by a book， but this affected me on multiple levels。 I was heartbroken for Vladek and Anja， I was disgusted by how the abuse and hated progressed through the story， I was fidgety and anxious （if not even terrified） when the story moved to the ghetto and the camp with the descriptions of what happened there。 I loved the relationship between Art and Vladek and how it was portrayed through small gestures of affection。 I also liked how Art described what it was like to grow up with his parents and how that affected him and made him feel inadequate。The art made it all so realistic and the choice of using animals to represent people made everything more expressive。 Every character's emotion could be perceived and that made it even more emotional and easy to put oneself in their shoes。This was a masterpiece and I can't recommend it enough， even if graphic novels are not your thing！ 。。。more
Claudia Dablanca
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I read it for my history class and even thought it was for an exam i loved it。I think using a graphic story helps a lot the way of understanding how the nazi era was。The fact that it’s told through a story makes you be more interested。I think is a very good way of learning what happened。
Andrés A。
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No sé cómo comenzar a describir lo que fue leer esta historia。 Pensar que parece historia de ficción， pero en verdad no lo fue…Es importante que existan este tipo de testimonios para que sepamos los extremos a lo que puede llegar la sociedad。 Horrible。Vladek y Anja sobreviviendo a todo y su reencuentro final 🥺🥺♥️ （no considero que esto sea spoiler， porque desde el comienzo sabíamos que ambos sobrevivieron al Holocausto）
W Stanton
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Maus is a graphic novel by Art Spiegleman， telling the story of his father， Vladek’s， experience with the Holocaust and World War II depicted in different animals。 Vladek is a Polish Jew who is put through many difficulties and challenges faced through the Holocaust。 Before the war， he is married to a wealthy Jewish woman named Anja and moves in with their family in Sosnowiec。 Anja’s dad helped fund the purchase of a factory in Bielsko which Vladek moves in to manage。 They have a child named Ric Maus is a graphic novel by Art Spiegleman， telling the story of his father， Vladek’s， experience with the Holocaust and World War II depicted in different animals。 Vladek is a Polish Jew who is put through many difficulties and challenges faced through the Holocaust。 Before the war， he is married to a wealthy Jewish woman named Anja and moves in with their family in Sosnowiec。 Anja’s dad helped fund the purchase of a factory in Bielsko which Vladek moves in to manage。 They have a child named Richeu that causes Anja to develop postpartum depression and forces Vladek to move back home from his factory。 As he is back， he is immediately drafted into the Polish army where he gets captured by Nazis。 Vladek is eventually released from his war prison and returns to Anja and Richeu where they stay until the Nazis start rounding up the Jews from Sosnowiec。 They go to have their papers verified and possibly deported but are luckily saved by their cousin who is working at the verification stations and guarantees them safety。 After getting verified， they are relocated into a ghetto in Srodula but give Richeu to Anja’s sister in a different ghetto for his safety。 This works the opposite way being that Anja’s sister had poisoned both herself and Richeu to avoid being deported to Auschwitz。 Back in Srodula， Vladek and Anja get news that the Germans are rounding up all the Jews and are being sent to concentration camps。 To avoid exile， they both hide in different people’s homes and bunkers until the ghetto is empty。 They decide to travel back to Sosnowiec on foot and even secure a deal to travel to Hungary with some smugglers， though they were betrayed and handed over to the Germans。 This downfall eventually leads to them getting sent to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp。 Vladek and Anja are separated into different groups where survival is a struggle。 Vladek eventually develops Typhus fever but is fortunately saved by American soldiers who reunite him with Anja in Poland。 。。。more
Dylan Trout
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Some of the main characters in this book are Artie， Vladek， Anja， Mala， and Richieu。 The book is about Artie interviewing his dad （Vladek） about him surviving the holocaust。 He has some crazy experiences and it keeps you very interested。 Vladek would hide a lot and some of his friends helped him。 The characters are in New York and they live in the 1980's， but lots of the book is about Vladek in Sosnowiek， around 1939-1945。 The book shows how hard it was to live during the holocaust and that is w Some of the main characters in this book are Artie， Vladek， Anja， Mala， and Richieu。 The book is about Artie interviewing his dad （Vladek） about him surviving the holocaust。 He has some crazy experiences and it keeps you very interested。 Vladek would hide a lot and some of his friends helped him。 The characters are in New York and they live in the 1980's， but lots of the book is about Vladek in Sosnowiek， around 1939-1945。 The book shows how hard it was to live during the holocaust and that is why he wrote it。 。。。more
Ethan Schwab
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book Maus， by Art Speigelman， is the story of Valdek Speigelman， a Jewish survivor of Nazi camps in Germany and Poland。 The story tells of what happened to Valdek before the camps， what he had to do living through the Nazi camps and how it was after WW2 was over。 And all the terrible things that happened to him and many others are just because of the fact that they were Jewish。 All he could do to get through the terrible things they did was to live through it。
Ali
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Maus is a graphic novel that features an artist named Art Spiegalman who interviews his father about his story of his time in the Holecaust。 His story includes him， the rest of the Jews， the Poles， and the Nazis， all drawn as different animals。 In the story， Vladek， Art's father， fights in World War II but gets captured by the Nazis and taken into a camp。 He explains his journey of surviving on nothing but small doses of food such as bread crumbs， and how he had to work all day while doing this。 Maus is a graphic novel that features an artist named Art Spiegalman who interviews his father about his story of his time in the Holecaust。 His story includes him， the rest of the Jews， the Poles， and the Nazis， all drawn as different animals。 In the story， Vladek， Art's father， fights in World War II but gets captured by the Nazis and taken into a camp。 He explains his journey of surviving on nothing but small doses of food such as bread crumbs， and how he had to work all day while doing this。 Vladek shares his love life as well， and how his son， Richeu， was born。 At the end of his adventure， Vladek gets freed from the Nazis by the Americans。 Art Spiegalman writes this story because of his interest of his father's stories and wants to write it into a graphic novel。 。。。more
Tyler Schilling
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Maus written by Art Spiegelman is a page-turning graphic novel that explains the tragic events of Vladek and Anja during the holocaust in 1937-1945。 Artie， who is Vladek and Anja’s son， is trying to write a story about Vladek and Anja surviving the Nazi invasion of Poland and the concentration camps。
Hayden
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In maus a father who now lives in New York tells his son about stories of WW2 when he was trying to escape the Nazis。 The story is split into two parts one being before Auschwitz and the other taking place during and after。 This book shows many hidden bunkers built to escape the Nazis when they took over。 Many of the people depicted in this story were Jews。 In the end of the book it is revealed that the father burned all of his wife's notebooks because it brought back bad memories。 The son is ve In maus a father who now lives in New York tells his son about stories of WW2 when he was trying to escape the Nazis。 The story is split into two parts one being before Auschwitz and the other taking place during and after。 This book shows many hidden bunkers built to escape the Nazis when they took over。 Many of the people depicted in this story were Jews。 In the end of the book it is revealed that the father burned all of his wife's notebooks because it brought back bad memories。 The son is very unhappy about this and the last word of book 1 was the son whispering "Murderer" under his breath。 。。。more
Gavin Gauss
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In Poland， before WWII a man named Valdek marries Anja a women from a very wealthy family。 When Germany and Russia attack Poland he gets drafted and captured。 He later gets out and goes back to his house when he is captured again with the rest of his family。 They then fight to survive by being cunning and clever in a ghetto。 After a while they are released but while trying to cross the border get caught again and moved to Auschwitz。 Valdek and Anja get separated and have to avoid being put in ga In Poland， before WWII a man named Valdek marries Anja a women from a very wealthy family。 When Germany and Russia attack Poland he gets drafted and captured。 He later gets out and goes back to his house when he is captured again with the rest of his family。 They then fight to survive by being cunning and clever in a ghetto。 After a while they are released but while trying to cross the border get caught again and moved to Auschwitz。 Valdek and Anja get separated and have to avoid being put in gas chambers or worse。 Near the end of the war， the get released one more time and move to the United States of America。 Lastly， Valdek son， Art， learns about his story and struggles and then writes a graphic novel about it。 。。。more
Sneha
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 From the very start of this graphic novel I was hooked on the story line。 This book is full of twist and unexpected opportunities for the main character。 One of the most interesting aspects of the novel is the jumps between present and past as the story is being told。Before this novel I never have had to empathize with an anthropomorphic main character， but this was a emotional read。
Rute
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I've never cried reading a book before， this one is just heartbreaking。 Most certainly the best thing I've ever read or watched about the Holocaust。 I've never cried reading a book before， this one is just heartbreaking。 Most certainly the best thing I've ever read or watched about the Holocaust。 。。。more
Joel Swokowski
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The story， the medium for the story。。。 so epic！I would love if middle school history classes would use this graphic novel to teach students about this event！ A good read for anyone！。。。whether you like comics or not！
connor connor connor
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I’ve tried to read this multiple times， but never found myself quite in the right place to gather interest。 Work’s been slow， so I’ve had time to finally try it again and I’m so glad I did。 I find graphic novels to be powerful in terms of gleaning emotion from their readers and Maus is no exception。 At the end I expected to be crying， but mostly just felt empty。 It’s a physically and emotionally devastating book。
Lisa
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