Maus II : En overlevende fortæller og her begyndte mine problemer

A powerful and memorable conclusion to the story woven in the first book. Spiegelman takes you through various moments in the past, as well as his struggle to convey the histories into a narrative for his book. ( )

This is a hard book to rate. It's an important book, and worth reading. It really does show a lot of the trauma that was left after the Holocaust, even for the survivors. But while I'm glad I read it, it's hard to say that I enjoyed it. How can you say you "enjoyed" reading about such a horrific time in human history, even when it's told in an otherwise enjoyable style? I liked the art style a lot, that's for sure. I connected to the people and their story. I definitely recommend the book (though start with the first one), but remember that it's not an easy subject matter even though it's in graphic novel format. ( )

2014 (my review of a re-read of this and Maus I are on the linked LibraryThing page)
https://www.librarything.com/topic/179643#4954678 ( )

See my note on the book over in my blog: http://gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/06/booknote-spiegelmans-maus-parts-i-and... ( )

I don't deny that the books are good. It's just that it turned Spiegleman into an egomaniac of the 3rd degree. Suddenly he's everywhere (New Yorker, New York Times) giving his opinions, some which are self-aggrandizing and nonsense. Most of the web has been cleaned of anything negative about him. He's become untouchable because of all his awards. Most of his subsequent work has been mediocre at best. To understand the full picture you have to search for 'art spiegelman vs ted rall'. ( )