The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This graphic novel depicts the life of Art Spiegelman's father's experiences during the Holocaust of World War II, it shows his story image by image of his life as a young man before the war, his marriage and subsequent experiences as a Jew in pre-war Poland. Then fact that his story is portrayed using animals to depict specific characters for example, Cats as Germans, Pigs as Polish, Mice as Jews and Dogs as Americans, does nothing to detract from the hard hitting events of this survivors tale. This story depicts the personal account of a man's experience during a dark and repugnant time in our history which I feel nobody should be able to forget. Not only does the content set out the events that occurred during this devastating time but it also includes the emotional aspect of the events both as individuals, survivor's and as a family. I cannot recommend this book highly enough which is why I h...
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