Customer Reviews:
 Great for insomniacs August 31, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The primary reason I picked up this book was because it was one of the only books in the Holocaust section of my library. For months I had passed it by, not even picking it up to glance at the cover, and little did I know I was missing a great book. When I finally did pick it up, I read the whole thing in the same afternoon. I admit I was not as impressed with Maus I's sequel, but both books are very good. It gives a true aspect of the Holocaust. Now if Disney and Miramax collided...
Read this book. Please. June 26, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The time is 7:12 pm, June 25th, 1999. I finished reading this book about ten minutes ago. Yeah, I read all of these reviews, yes, I'm going to say that this book is great and everything, and it really is. I'm not going into details, I'm just gonna tell you straight. I read this book in ninety minutes flat. It was that engrossing. Before I picked it up at Barnes and Noble this afternoon, I found it difficult to believe that "Maus is a book you cannot even put down, not even to sleep." But it really is. I read and read and read until I was looking at the back cover. Tomorrow I'm going to buy volume two.
Incredible, but not for young children. June 11, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found both Maus books incredible in their description of the Holocaust, and the experiences of the Spiegelmans'. I learned a lot from this series. I would recommend this book for older teens and adults. Due to the graphic description of the atrocities that occurred during the Holocaust, I would not recommend this book for small children (or others) who are not emotionally prepared for this serious topic. I think if parents choose to let their children read this book, they should also take the time to discuss it with their children.
Wonderful April 18, 1999
I read both these books when they first appeared and have continued to enjoy them ever since. A vivid, accurate, human account of the Holocaust. Not reading these two books will leave any examination of the Holocaust incomplete. Wonderfully done, in an engrossing and fast paced style. Quick Comment to the reviewer(s) who gave 3 stars: Your grasp of the English language (or total lack thereof) is amazing. The books were in no way fanciful, as implied, and a little careful reading would clear up your ignorance.
Cool book April 14, 1999
MAUS is a facinating book. Mr. Spiegelman did an amazing job making a novel out of a cartoons. The different animals used were extremly creative.
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