The Complete Maus

A Survivor's Tale

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Art Spiegelman: The Complete Maus (2003, Penguin Books Ltd)

296 pages

English language

Published Dec. 3, 2003 by Penguin Books Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-14-101408-1
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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Review of 'The Complete Maus' on 'LibraryThing'

4 stars

Significantly better than I expected. Like many I first came to know of this book a number of years ago when it was "banned" for having nudity. Like so many "banned" books I feel its often a ploy by the publishing company to sell more books, particularly when they are books like this that have been in publicization for a long time. returnreturnI expected it to need the help because it wasn't that great. However I found it a pleasant read, granted you probably aren't supposed to get a pleasant read out of a holocaust book but I digress. I really appreciated the Vladek character when is so much a character of a miserly Jewish American that even the author notes he isn't sure he should include it because of how stereotypical it is. returnreturnA good look at the insight of a particularly family and there making, and no so …

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
  • Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc.