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Sep 18, 2014 Sam rated it it was amazing

Shelves: biography, philosophy, historical, psychology, graphic-novel, proper-books

I've known about this for quite awhile but never got around to reading it until it was recommended to me and now I find myself wondering why it took me so long to get around to it in the first place. This is book covers many aspects of the Holocaust including the long term impacts it has on those who suffered during it and continue to suffer after it and the affect this has on their relationships with family and friends. Art portrays his father in a clear light, showing his good and bad sides an ...more

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Aug 11, 2018 Kristina rated it liked it

Shelves: nf-memoir-biography, non-fiction, nf-history, read-in-2018, eo-holocaust, eo-disturbing, eo-graphic-novels-and-comics

It's hard to say a book about the holocaust is good or that I enjoyed it, because neither of those is really true. Was it heavy reading? Yes. Have I read books about the holocaust that I would give a higher rating to? Yes. Have I ever read a holocaust book remotely like this one? No.

This graphic novel is not only about what happened during the holocaust, but it goes into depth about the aftermath of one family's experience. The relationship between Vladek and his current wife and son were just ...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Kathy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, holocaust-literature, graphic-novels

Graphic novel writing and reading at its best! Spiegelman has created an amazingly innovative presentation for material that you would think had been covered from all angles. An important addition to any reader's Holocaust collection. ...more

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Mar 03, 2015 Rachel N. rated it really liked it

Art Spiegleman tells the story of his father Valdek and his mother Anja. Both were Poles who eventually ended up in Auschwitz. Art also tells a more current story of dealing with his elderly father who is very cheap and independent. I think the fact that the book is a graphic novel gives a bit of a unique spin on the story. I found Art to be a bit annoying, especially in his fights with his father, but overall a good book.

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