Maus, Art Spieberger (3.5)
This is a graphic novel that tells the tragic tale of Mr.
Spieberger’s parents’ experiences as Jews in Poland before and during WWII. He
has made a unique artistic choice by making the Jews mice, the Polish people
pigs and the Nazis cats. These affectations take a slight edge off an otherwise
hard to read narrative. As his parents try to hide from the Nazis, they don
fake pig noses to blend in with the other Polish people. The story begins as
the son visits the father and begins to hear the detailed story of his
survival. Spieberger has captured the frustration of parents and children from
remarkably different times as, through the story, the son tries to understand why
his father behaves the way he does. Graphic novels are not for everyone, but
this one is memorable.
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