I just finished a book suggested by a friend named Maus.
Really good graphic novel. Explains the Holocaust from a Polish Jew's perspective. Recently, some people wanted to ban this book out of school. When in fact, this is probably one of the best point of experience stories about the Holocaust I've ever read.
Things like this are exactly why we need books like this. Kids don't understand how damning speech like that is. They think it's like the F word and don't realize it's more like racism and murder.
Don't let it get you down too much. This concern of playing video games too much is probably being said by parents to their children in every country on Earth lol. Personally, I don't game a lot but there is some incredible storytelling work going on in video games and comics which is why major studios are writing television series and films based on those genres. Their comments are often based on not really even knowing much about them.
For the record, there are tons of comics that are non-fiction or based on real world events that are quiet educational and even Pulitzer Prize winning.
There's nothing wrong with expanding what you're into and checking out a documentary or reading other books (even if it's in the subjects you like!) if you want to learn some new stuff as well.
Do you want a robust illustration of why comparing any situation that exists in the United States of America today to Auschwitz is so totally and completely ridiculously absurd and utterly divorced from reality?
>“It’s not about the books; it’s about them trying to kind of entice kids to something as if it’s forbidden fruit,” she said. “It’s using the language of pushers. It’s just incredibly inappropriate."
When you try to ban books what do you expect to happen? You entice kids merely by trying to ban something and making it “forbidden”. The sign is merely pointing this out.
I mean Maus is a bestseller on Amazon and now out of stock precisely because some parent wanted it banned. I’m sure the kids were coming to the librarians and asking about these books so they put them on display. I guess a more appropriate sign would have read “Books that some parents want banned”? Our kids are not as fragile as some parents think. Some parents appear to be quite fragile though!
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Trying this again:
Also! If you’re open to comics as well as novels, I cannot recommend Maus highly enough. The link is to Amazon, but you’re welcome and encouraged to buy it from literally anywhere else on earth if you please.
Well - top comment says the article writer blames Jews for the holocaust. You correctly tell him he didn't say that. I expand on your answer by telling thread why the article writer is wrong; people did not go willingly.
I could probably have written that more carefully but we are dealing with reddit comments only :) .
My son recently had me read the Maus manga book, which is a story about his father surviving the holocaust. I know the story - I'm at an advanced age - but it's fresh in my mind from reading this. It's very good about showing how the whole thing sneaked up on people, how much denial played in their minds. "Ah, they wouldn't do THAT. That's impossible !". And then, the Nazis did just that. And the escalation over time of the cruelty and indignities.
So yeah, the Jews did not go willingly. The article author is incorrect. Top commenter thinks saying they go willingly, makes the article anti semitic. He's wrong. You and I are the sane voices of reason.
> many older folks lived through the great depression or wartime, and that saving mentality is still very much present.
i got a really good understanding of the "save everything" mentality that some older folks have from reading Spiegelman's <em>Maus</em>. highly recommended
Maus is a nonfiction book presented in the graphic novel style, written by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman. Serialized from 1980 to 1991, it depicts Spiegelman interviewing his father about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor.
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
I also have a link for a PDF of the first book if anyone is interested.
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Maybe someone should read this teacher one of those banned books. Perhaps this one, just as an idea.
They're more upset that the one Jewish kid was upset and recorded the incident, and they asked him to apologize. It reminded me of this incident where a woman was brought in to teach a lesson on diversity, people got offended by her video so they made her apologize for offending the white kids. Or this incident here in Utah where a kid was called the N-word and then punished for his response.
If the cat on the cover isn't named "Kitler" and doesn't send the mice to Mauschwitz, it was a missed opportunity:
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/complete-maus-art-spiegelman/1103275791
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/171065/the-complete-maus-by-art-spiegelman/
Those are the sites we buy books from but there are several more if you search google. Just make sure it's an authenticated site
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Go ahead and buy a copy of this "banned book".
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
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MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
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Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
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MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
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MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
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MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-Art-Spiegelman/dp/0679406417
Non Amazon sources
https://www.google.com/shopping/product/12418982964422733995/offers?q=Complete+Maus
...
MCMINN COUNTY LIBRARIES
E.G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Avenue Athens, TN 37303 423-745-7782 www.fisherlibrary.org
Etowah Carnegie Public Library 723 Ohio Avenue Etowah, TN 37331 423-263-9475 www.etowahlibrary.com
Calhoun City Library 746 Highway 163 Calhoun, TN 37309 423- 336-2348
Englewood Public Library 103 Carroll Street Englewood, TN 37329 423- 887-7152
Niota Public Library 11 East Main Street Niota, TN 423-568-2613
> Maus the graphic novel
Maybe cuz of "Maus"
Here this will make you feel worse...
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Maus-25th-Anniversary/dp/0679406417
This reminds me very much of the amazing, and Pulitzer-winning, comic Maus, but the father was talking about watching his friends die in a camp in WWII.
Go get it.
I have it! And it's pretty damn amazing!
Not so much the story and the characters, for me at least, but the overall feeling I get from this book is amazing.