Art Spiegelman - Maus: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History and Here My Troubles Began

Pros: Powerful, thought-provoking
Cons: None

The Holocaust was...is...will forever remain, the single most diabolical and depraved, cold-b ...

Pros: beautifully recounts both the survivor's story and the sons.
Cons: none. very well done

Dad's never been a fan of the funny pages, so when Maus came out, it was a struggle to get him to pick up the copies that had been given to him as gifts. Once we convinced him, however, he became as big a fan as there was of the books. He has since given...

Pros: Raw, emotional, powerful. A feat on all levels.
Cons: Some minor character development issues.

Having a preconceived notion about a book or novel usually works to the disadvantage of the piece of literature, especially if the reader is keeping a closed mind about the narrative. However Maus seems to embrace these presumptions. You can almost feel...

Pros: Very Graphic Comic Portrayal of Evil at its worst...
Cons: The fact that Nazi tactics are still being emulated today is just as disturbing.

Note: This essay covers both Maus and Maus II. Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman, Art's father, who suffered in Auschwitz as a slave laborer for a full year until the end of WWII, then went on to suffer even more tragedies. Art Spiegelman, just ...

Pros: the new approach to telling a tale about the Holocaust
Cons: some find the comic book style too light heared for such a serious topic

"Away with Jewish brutalization of the people! Down with Mickey Mouse! Wear the Swastika Cross!" This excerpt from a newspaper article from Pomerania, Germany in the mid 1930's is strategically placed before the dedication of Art...

Pros: The greatest Nonfiction novel ever made... is drawn.
Cons: If you're a nazi or a cat lover, you might find this book "prejudice" ;)

I pondered a little bit before even thinking about typing up this review.

Maus isn’t a comic book in the sense of how America unfairly judges a comic book. Maus is too great to fit in the category of superheroes and dumb cartoon...

Pros: brilliant storytelling, excellent dialog, well drawn, powerful
Cons: none off the top of my head

Rare is the time I go pick up a comic book, and even more rare is the time I actually find myself lost in its world. Though Im part of a generation of comic book readers, I never really got into them. I only collected a few, and sadly, they are...

Pros: engaging, compelling
Cons: only 1/2 the story, have to read the second book

Summary: Art (Artie) Spiegelman is a cartoonist and the son of holocaust survivors, Vladek and Anna Spiegelman. Despite a rocky relationship with his parents (resulting in years of therapy), Art eventually makes the decision to tell his parents' story ...

Pros: Wildly thought provoking, emotionally moving, "outside of the box" appraoch.
Cons: None to speak of.

Though some readers may find the graphic novel (comic book) approach to be too lighthearted for such a core-shaking topic as Hitler's Europe, Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize winning "Maus" tugs at the heart strings and stirs up intense emotion just as ...

Pros: Good drawing, interesting, good writing, unique
Cons: none

I really don't remember how i got into reading this book. All i know is that i wasn't able to stop. I was strangely compelled to continue turning the pages. My eyes were glued to the pages and i was totally emerged in Germany and Poland during World War...

Pros: Excellent in every way
Cons: Wish there were additional volumes

I had looked at this book over and over again at bookstores, and kept returning it. Finally, I bought it on an online auction, and immediately went out and bought MAUS II. This book was impossible to put down, and made me cry.

I have a minor...

Pros: A Powerful, brutally honest and ground breaking work.
Cons: Intense subject matter not suitable for younger readers.

With Maus: A Survivors Tale; (volumes 1&2) Art Spiegelman has created a brilliant work in the underdeveloped category of non-juvenile, illustrated literature, otherwise known as the 'graphic novel'.

As the subject matter is not fiction, Maus...

Pros: Wonderful art / Great Story
Cons: Comic book format can be deceiving

"Maus" is one of those strange books, which have a tendency to seem like fiction or even fantasy, but don't be fooled it's absolutely true.

The biographical accounts of how Spiegelman's father survived a Nazi death camp are told in a...

Pros: superb, unique look at the Holocaust and its reach over generations
Cons: style might be off-putting to people expecting something conventional

Maus: A Survivor's Tale is a one-of-a-kind take on the Holocaust. Cartoonist Art Spiegelman (now best known for his contributions to The New Yorker magazine) took the unique route of telling the story of his father Vladek, a Holocaust survivor, in...

Pros: Unique and riveting
Cons: The story is broken up into two books

Maus was the first graphic novel I ever read and the best way I can describe it is an experience. Don’t be fooled by the comic format, this is a serious book by a great author. I realize that is yet another Holocaust story, but if you haven’t been...