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Summary: One of the best CD-ROMs ever
Review: The Complete Maus takes several themes already at work in the comic (especially Art's conflict with his father, Vladek, and Art's struggles with the completion of Maus) and pushes them even further, by offering insight into how the comic was produced. Especially haunting are the audio clips of Spiegelman's interviews with his father--as Spiegelman says in one of the interviews, this CD allows the reader to get his father's side of the story, to a larger degree than was possible in the text version of the book. This is one of the few CD-ROMs that actually lives up to the potential of multimedia--it genuinely allows you to experience the text in a way that is wholly different from reading a book. As a writing teacher, I especially appreciate Speigelman's running comments on how he chose to construct various parts of the comic; these discussions help students see that writing is a process of research, revising, and even occasional dead end, not something that "just ! happens."
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Summary: Wonderful book I would recommend to everyone.
Review: Anyone who is interested in personal stories of the holocaust should read this book. It is written in "comic strip" format, which helps it get the truth across more effectively. A+. Two thumbs up.
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Summary: Wonderful story of the true atrocities of the Holocaust.
Review: Art Spiegelman's father's account of the holocaust is extremely accurate. The drawings are wonderful and the symbolism adds to the stories seriousness. It was hard to put this book down.
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Summary: Wow! Very subtle - or is it?
Review: Maus has been a wonderful way to give my students an introduction into what some people experienced during the Holocaust. Not only does it introduce what happened during WWII, but also how it affected the Survivor and his family AFTER the war. The comic book format makes it accessible to them - it doesn't take away from the value of the message behind the book! I highly recommend it!
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Summary: Surviving the survivors
Review: If one sign of a great work is that it breeds heated discussions -- Maus and Maus II certainly qualify. (By the way, everyone, the Nazi's were CATS!). Most of the objections I read from other reviewers seem to stem from the fact that this powerful, moving, and disturbing book does not promulgate their particular political agenda. Those of you who take offense should remember that this book is not a political history, but a biography. Even then, we should also note that the primary focus of this work is not the actual atrocities of the Holocaust, but in what came next. Art Spiegleman created this because he was trying to understand how his mother could survive all the horrors of a concentration camp, only to kill herself years later. In the wake of her suicide, Maus reveals itself to be a tale of how Spiegleman survived his mother's act of self-destruction, and in so doing, reveals much about all humans everywhere.
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Summary: A brilliant realization of The Nazi prison camps
Review: This book was amazingly descriptive and well organized. Un-like any book I had ever read, definately not a comic.
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Summary: Great
Review: I first read this book early this year(1997) and I was very impressed by it. I must have read it about five times. Up until then, I don't think I had fully understood the Holocaust, but these books really opened my eyes. I'm only twelve, so this was a powerful experience on me. I have nothing but good things to say about it, and I hope mister Spielgman keeps up the good work!
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Summary: Simply THE best book on the holocaust
Review: Art Spiegelman's book, "Maus", is an incredible oral history of the holocaust. It is, by far, one of the most intimate chronicles on the holocaust. The symbolic choices of characters (mice- jewish, cat- german) is incredible, as is the unfolding drama of Art's father's experiences throughout the holocaust. Truth be told, I knew almost nothing about the holocaust until I read this book. Suddenly, it dawned on me that our history books have seriously overlooked this major event in world history. I have decided, when I become a classroom teacher, that I will use "Maus" as a required reading for my history courses. I believe it will appeal to the students, for several reasons - the main one being that the book is written/drawn in a comic strip format. I finished the book in one night. The minute I started reading it, the author had me hooked and my interest totally immersed in what would happen throughout the story. This is an incredible book - one that appeals to all audiences - and should be made mandatory reading in the school's curriculums. A fantastic read!
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Summary: 40% of the truth is not the full truth.
Review: This book is to shape Americans youngsters minds with use of half-truths. The Jewish author with great mastery uses the same type of weaponry Jews were subjected to, just to name a few; racism, prejudice, self-centeredness, telling half-truths if not lies.
http://holocaustforgotten.com/
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Summary: A moving story
Review: This graphic novel tells the tale of Vladek and Anja Speigelman, who were survivors of the Holocaust. It is delivered to us in the form of a graphic novel. This format is what one would find in a comic book. Don't let the format scare you away from reading it.
The author also includes his troubled relationship with his father, and the brother who did not survive the war. Each book is well done, and the illustrations are moving. This is not a book from the young reader. However, it can deliver a good message to the teenagers much quicker and more to the point than some history books.
I thought the subject was very hard to read at times, but it is well worth it. We get an insider's glimpse into the beginning of the war, the rounding up of the Jews in ghettos, the degrading conditions, the fear, the hiding, the hunger, and sadness. Our couple manage to stay together until they arrive in the main death camp.
Read this story, and remember what had happened. We can not forget.
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