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Summary: Powerful, Evocative
Review: Don't let the comic-book type format fool you: Maus is the horrifying biography of a man who survived(?) the greatest atrocities the 20th Century had to offer. Mr. Spiegelman makes great use of the illustrated book format to allow the reader to meet the Jewish experience under WWII Naziism without rejecting it. Words of caution to any reader: leave yourself enough time to finish the entire volume at once, because you won't want to put it down, and leave yourself time afterward to come to terms with what you have read. I also recommend waiting at least a day or two between this volume and its sequel (Maus II) to avoid overload; Maus is the most powerful, most haunting, and most accessible statement I have encountered on the horrors of the holocaust.
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Summary: I have to catch my breath to read Maus
Review: Maus speaks out the horrifying history of the Holocaust. It makes me to catch my breath to see the reality unfolds. I just can't forget the scene when a boy was thrown onto a wall and died. I also can't forget the scene when Vldak lied on a hanging blanket and watched others stepped to death on the train. I love the way Spiegelman inserts his own feelings fo his stubborn father and how he'd like to understand and bond with him.
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Summary: Compelling
Review: Easy to read - in comic book format, so this account of Vladek Spiegelman's Holocaust experience is accessible to all. A strange, surrealistic juxtaposition caused by the format/content. Everyone should read this. It requires an investment of only an hour or two, but the personal stories told - of Vladek and Anja in Poland trying to avoid the Nazis, of Artie and his dad, of Vladek and Mala (his new wife after Anja commits suicide), is really intriguing. I was not prepared for the sudden ending. I am now compelled to read Maus II.
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Summary: Astonishing . . . nothing else like this
Review: Maus is one of the most amazing comic stories I have ever read. It is so horrifying and so human, yet it never becomes overly depressing and is lightened somewhat by the fact that all the characters are animals. The story is a brilliant mix of Art Spiegelman writing the story itself and trying to come to terms with his father, and his father's harrowing experiences at the height of Nazi power in Europe and in the concentration camp at Auschwitz (although the concentration camp part takes place in the second volume). This volume of Maus is mostly about Vladek trying to avoid the Nazis, as all the Jews in Europe were trying to do at this time. There are many colorful characters and stories packed into Maus, and it is a grim reminder of a dark period of world history. Beware though . . . the second edition (And Here My Troubles Began) is even more horrifying. Maus is brilliant. Buy this and the second part too - there is no way you'll regret it.
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Summary: The Horrors are realized!
Review: I (personally) thought that this book was graphical and understanding! I thought that it was VERY unique how it had the PAST and the PRESENT! The Nazis are Cats, the Mice as the Jews, and the Polish as Pigs! I think that this really told about the HORRORS of Hitler and the Nazis! It was GREAT (the book, not the Nazis!)!
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Summary: Maus and the reason not to have your kids to read this book
Review: I think Maus is a very good book because it has alot of ideas about war and the things they did to you when they captured you. This story has a little bit of bad language,and just a little nudity. It is not a story for imature students,or kids who like to read books.
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Summary: THE HOLOCAOST
Review: This book is fine.But I think the book is about when a group of people loking for a place to hide.Becuase of Hitlers plan tring to kill all of this people that he thinks are differant.
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Summary: Compelling and mesmerizing
Review: This book captured my interest and imagination in ways that no other book has. It was extremely hard to put down and the comic art is superb. No other comic book can make you smile and break your heart as much as this one does.
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Summary: This Is A sad Book for all Jews That were in the Holocaust
Review: The book Maus by the talented cartoonist and author Art Spiegelman is a wonderful book full of symbolism. Spiegelman has made a tragic survivor's story into a comic book style story. The story is told as a series of interviews between the main character and his father, a Jew, and a holocaust survivor. I am not sure if the book is a true story. I haven't been able to really find out if Spiegelman's father really was a survivor and if the whole story is true. However, regardless of whether or not it is a true story, if it isn't, it was very well researched. The information is accurate, and if it is fiction, it's the most believable fiction I have ever read. Spiegelman uses very interesting symbolism, making different characters different animals to keep things from getting confusing. The mice are Jews, the cats are Nazis, the Pigs are Poles, the dogs are Americans, and so on. Also, whenever the Jewish characters are trying to fit in with the Polish in public they are drawn as mice wearing pig's masks. The words of the main character's father are spoken as if he really were a native German. He speaks poor English that is written the way a German who was not very well educated in the English language would speak. The incredible story is told in such a way that it can be read in an hour, or two hours tops. There isn't time for the story to lose your interest because it is so well written and such a quick read. I strongly recommend this to anyone, even if you had no prior interest in reading about the holocaust, it is still a good story.
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Summary: If you like cats, mice, and the holocaust, this book is 4 U
Review: From the beggining, this chillingly personal experience of the holocaust pulls you in and makes you a part of it. I read the entire book in one sitting. It's comic book format is very unique and refreshing. Spiegelman's illustrations are aesthetically as pleasing as the story itself, and they complement eachother wonderfully. Spiegelman makes his father's story of the holocaust so human, that you genuinely care for the characters, and almost feel that Vladek is your own father. There is not one complaint about this book I could make, and I can't wait to start on book II. Anyone who is remotely interested in the holocaust, or just wants an interesting story should read this story!
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