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I was at my local comic book shop today and noticed a graphic novel called The Complete Maus. It looked like a retelling of the holocaust via animals, and I was going to check it out except for one thing.
25.00 price tag.
Just wondering if anyone here has ever read it. Is it worth the that price?
Fuck yeah. Double that even.
(I always found it a bit jewey for them to split it into two books)
The price kept me away too.
One of the best Holocaust memoirs ever created, in any medium.
Hell yes it's worth picking up.
Haven't read it in probably about a decade (one of my books was stolen and I have no idea what happened to the other), but yeah, it's some great stuff.
Buy it, read it, realize what a bargain you got. It's one of the best comic stories you can find, and it's about far more than just the holocaust. It's also a story about a son (Spiegelman) trying to get his father's memories out of him while the old guy drives him nuts. Great stuff.
James
I haven't read it personally but several of my friends have and they've raved about it. One was even assigned to read it for a college social studies course.
It's worth a lot more then $25.00.
That's one of the most famous comics ever made. I read it a really long time ago but I remember it pretty well. Check it out.
I've never read it, but if I recall correctly, it is over 10 years old now.
Yeah, 1992.
Back in the day, I was assigned Maus I and II for a 100 level Political Science course. Excellent book, great professor.
Amazing books. Read them years ago. Worth $25 easy.
Bought them today.
They really are great.Thanks?
No, thank you?
Read it in Barnes & Nobel's once. Liked the first volume more than the second.
I didn't like it. Holocaust stories are played out like WWII shooters.
Eh actually I'm sure it's a very sincere, touching book but the characters were...so stereotypical to me they almost seemed like caricatures.
Pass on it.
One man can only take so many stories about the holocaust before it just gets repetitive.
So much bad comic book writing put me off buying it. If I come into money I'll buy it (and probably regret buying it).
Regardless of content Maus marks a milestone in comicbook storytelling right up there with Watchmen. STFU and just buy the thing already. Your local library will probably carry it too.
(cheap fuck)