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I know this is an outstanding work for a lot of people, but it was so different from what I expected. I thought it was hard to follow and it just didn't grab my attention. I gave up on it.
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I don't support censorship. Read the book and decide for yourself. But even if you don't like it, you don't have the right to say that others can't read it. ...more
HOWEVER
I don't support censorship. Read the book and decide for yourself. But even if you don't like it, you don't have the right to say that others can't read it. ...more
Read again 03/16/14 for Maze discussion on 03/25/14.
I've read other Holocaust related materials, but none have affected me like this one. Excellent story weaving together Vladek's story of 1930s-1940s Poland/Germany -- the war on the Jews, the war in Europe, the experience of hiding, the work camps, liberation -- and the contemporary story of Vladek and his son Artie. The chapter dealing with Artie and his shrink captures some of the tension in the book. How can you be so angry with your father ...more
I've read other Holocaust related materials, but none have affected me like this one. Excellent story weaving together Vladek's story of 1930s-1940s Poland/Germany -- the war on the Jews, the war in Europe, the experience of hiding, the work camps, liberation -- and the contemporary story of Vladek and his son Artie. The chapter dealing with Artie and his shrink captures some of the tension in the book. How can you be so angry with your father ...more
I read an article this morning about how to write better book reviews. It was all, don't just base your reviews on your emotional attachment to the setting or characters, but instead be more critical of the literary merits of the work. It has me thinking. On one hand, I understand the author's point. I want to be able to recommend good books. On the other, most people react to books emotionally - so making those indications can be extremely helpful. As a librarian, I can make book suggestions ba
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Wow.
Dec 01, 2008
Juliezs
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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read-in-2008,
library
I'm so glad I finally read this. It is completely worth all the fuss and hype. Devastating, horrible, poignant, ironic and even funny.
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Dec 13, 2008
Darryl Knudsen
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
college-and-grad-school
Jul 22, 2010
Booktart
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
jewish-history,
graphic-novels
