Recommended Reading: “Maus” by Art Spiegelman

A big part of “wot I do” here on “…Anything, Really” is read and share m’thoughts on books I’ve enjoyed reading. Usually this is a pretty easy process, but I felt the stakes were higher with Maus, because of the controversy around it being removed from the Eighth Grade reading curriculum by a school board in Tennessee, USA. The reasons cited, I believe, were “content” and “age appropriateness.”

In the interests of avoiding knee-jerk reactions, I wanted to take my time over reading the book and ...