The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Book Review: An important book
Summary: 5 Stars
'The Complete Maus' is a powerful work of literature; relating the pain, suffering and death Jews endured during the second world war, and the scars that are left on the survivers, and the generations that have followed. It is important for people of all backgrounds to remmember what is essentially a very recent crime.I won't be able to do justice to this novel, so I recommend buying it.
Book Review: I'd give it more stars if I could!
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely amazing from start to finish, from the storyline to the characters, everything is just perfect. Just as absorbing is the more up-to-date story of the author and his father, but it really is the harrowing tale of 1940s Poland that haunts one. The animal characterisations work brilliantly (and I love his comment about having real animals in the story messing with his metaphors).Buy it, or regret it!
Book Review: Almost perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I'd heard a lot about Maus before I read it. The story is of course wonderful and the personal aspect the author brings makes it emotionally charged. However it didn't quite match up to the brilliant image I was expecting. Yes the animal characterization works, but only so far: other than mice, cats and pigs the other animals don't seem so relevant. Also some of the scenes when the authors looks at himself and the process of writing seem a little too introspective to me.
However there's no denying the power of the story and if you want to find an accessible way of introducing the subject of Nazism and the Jews to children (well, older children) then this is perfect. Also good for adults who like the graphic novel format.
Book Review: Original, accessible, moving
Summary: 5 Stars
This book will move you. There has been much published about WW2 and the holocaust, but nothing like this. Highly recommended.Book Review: Realistic and dramatic
Summary: 4 Stars
Id seen this book in a shop and decided to read it - it was unlike anything written on the holocaust and the events in nazi germany mainly beacuse it is written in the form of a comic book. I thought the use if animal characters was excellent with the idea that cats (nazi's) go after mice (jews) and dogs (americans) will go after the cats, pigs are greedy and lazy and cant be trusted (perception of the Polish in the book).I prefered the first book - Maus 1 - this seemed more consistant in chronology, Maus 2 jumped around a bit especially the section showing the author/artist writing the comic in 1987 I thought this would have been more appropriate at the end.
The images and narration were very moving and although I do think the story jumps about I did like the way that the author kept going back to the present and showing his father telling the story to Art - these sections provided a break between the horrific story with a more relaxed and in some places, humourous narration - showing Art, his father and second wife in present day New York (hard for a book to do with this sort of subject).
On the whole I thought this was an excellent way to present the subject of the holocaust especially for people learning about the subject.