The book "Maus" by Art Spiegelman is an excellent book. Art Spiegelman, a cartoonist and the son of of Vadek Spiegelman, goes to his father, a survivor of the Holocaust, to hear his survivor story in order to write a cartoon based off of his experience.In the book Spiegleman uses mice as the Jewish characters and cats as the Nazis (German and Hungarian authorities) to show the reader the difference in the power and so the individual the actually see the situation realistically. The book tells about how the author develops a stronger relationship with his father who is fairly ill. I personally enjoyed the book because it kept my attention, it was very clear and informative, and organized. The author worked hard on this selection doing research to make it very detailed. I believe that he meant for the story to be heartfelt as well as informative about the Holocaust and what the victims went threw. After reading this book I learned a lot about what really went on during the Holocaust and the situations people went threw. I would recommend this book to individuals interested in history, biographies, or documentaries. I compare this book to these because it was very informative on one's life, but then it also had other factors such as the author's relationship development with his father. I wouldn't change anything about this book.
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