Comments on: Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman

By: Trisha

Trisha — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:53:52 +0000

Anime Noir! Love it. Reading the others’ comments makes me wonder if the story could even be told in this form if the characters weren’t animals. Could this book be written/drawn with human images? I can’t tell if that would increase the horror or not. There was something powerful about the anthropomorphism in this novel.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:24:09 +0000

We posted your review on War Through the Generations.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:48:45 +0000

Oooh…yeah, if the whole thing weren’t animals it would be a lot creepier than talking animals ever could–even for those who don’t like anthropomorphism.

By: Trish

Trish — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:30:30 +0000

Brutal seems to be a good way to put it, but like Nymeth I saw this extending beyond the Holocaust. Those couple of pages in the middle that Art includes from Planet Hell (or something such) were just as heartwrenching–and including these illustrations which focus on humans rather than mice was an interesting juxtaposition. Makes you wonder just how haunting and horrifying the book would be if drawn in similar style!

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:24:27 +0000

It really is brutal, and not just in its depiction of the Holocaust. I think Art’s relationship with his father was what I found the most interesting. It’s so honest, so… not over-simplified. A brilliant book.

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:10:47 +0000

I really enjoyed reading these. Well, enjoyed is the wrong word becasue they were devastating. I can’t imagine reading them at separate times. They are one story, I feel.

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:05:36 +0000

Hahaha thanks, I tracked one down! complete version, 30 bucks, i’m so excited. graphic novels are hard to get used to if you’ve been reading books all your life but they’re a completely different experience, in my opinion.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:59:23 +0000

Check the library. If they don’t have it, maybe they could get it from another library. Since it’s a graphic novel, you could try comic book stores. If they don’t have it they might be able to order it for you, but I’d hate to see you pay an arm and a leg for it. Other than that… Amazon? If all else fails, I’ll fly over to Australia and loan you my copy.

By: Elena

Elena — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:31:58 +0000

I’ve heard of this! I wonder if I could find a copy in Australia…