Spiegelman’s unusual metaphor of cats and mice approaches the Holocaust in a unique way that lends a fresh perspective to a period of history that is much covered. But Maus stands out just as much for its complex depiction of familial relationships, and the inter-generational consequences of such tragedies. The story of the story adds context and depth to Vladek’s recollections.

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The breakout book for an underground comic book artist & writer.

A really interesting approach to visually tell a survivors story. It has a huge impact on the reader.

Very powerful and moving tale.

A harrowing and tragic novel that feels very real and lived. A must-read for anyone interested in the graphic novel genre.

This is a book about humans, and showing their behavior. I liked that the author created a very human atmosphere and as he stated at the beginning, he wanted to show everyone "as human" with imperfections and with good things. So it was great because the father is just a very complicated human (greedy, ambitious, rich, biased, etc), and so was the son, who wrote this comic trying to make money and get fame, which he clearly obtained. However, both have had two different experiences in life, of course the father one was not pleasant and all, but his human traits and behavior remain constant as the son, who lived as a rich kid with a simple life who was very selfish and pretentious and he clearly did enjoy a better life, but he has the same goal as his father.

One of the best graphic novels I have ever read. I thought it was a brilliant idea to articulate such a depressing and overworked topic as the Holocaust and reveal it through animal characters, enabling the reader to enjoy the sadness and beauty of the novel without making them overwhelmingly morose. I also enjoyed the pattern of the plot as a recollection of the memories of the author's father, exploring the current relationship between the two in addition to the father's past. Finally, the personalities of the characters are thoroughly developed through simplistic yet beautiful illustrations and expressive speech patterns. Overall this novel struck a chord within me and I will never forget it. I highly recommend this book.

This novel effectively tells the story of the family of a nazi war camp survivor. Horrors are shown from the mater-of-fact perspective of someone who was there and lived the story. It floors me how such a piece of history can be so appropriately represented through a comic strip, for goodness sake. If you're a student of WWII, or really any history buff, read this book for the sheer benefit of opening your mind to an innovative medium.

The combination of sparse text and rich graphics works on my mind differently from reading a normal pure text book. I recommend this melding of art and literature, especially to people like myself who haave never read a graphic novel type book.

This is the ultimate survivor's tale done in the form a graphic novel. A must read!