Maus, by Art Spiegelman was phenomenal. It felt like such a personal and original story.
I think the choice to use animals to portray the different nations made it easier to get through and digest, it allowed the story to really dig in and get graphics. It's an interesting concept to think about, because cats killing mice is something we accept in real life as part of nature. In the comic, all the animals possess human consciousness and mannerisms.
I liked how honest it was, it acknowledged that even within the Jewish community there were flaws in how the older generation perceived others. It put a new spin on a holocaust story, and made us think of the events in a different light, besides just looking at straight facts.
Even the title, "a survivor's tale" sets up some of the themes we find in the book, such as guilt. The bits of humor from the father gave the story some variety, which I was very thankful for.
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