Maus

Sup everyone! I don't know about all of you, but I really had a rough time reading Maus, and not because of the heart wrenching story. What really bothered me about this novel was… I guess I would say the quality, or maybe just the fact that it wasn’t Blankets. :P  But seriously, some of the things in Blankets that I really loved and that really inspired me just were not present in Maus. For example Blankets had some great panels that made you really connect to the story and hear, feel, see, smell, taste, etc. Like on page 156-157 when they’re watching the news and the phone rings, the ring letters show up slowly over top of the news until you can’t see it anymore. I hear the ringing on top of the TV noises and I can also tell where Craig’s attention is. It also did a great job of moving my eye and my thoughts with the panels. This was a main annoyance in reading Maus for me. Not only was I often confused, but it was done in Blankets so I felt like I was on the journey with him. I did consider that maybe this was done on purpose. Perhaps Spiegelman did not want us to feel what his father felt, but maybe more the vibe he got from his father about it. Maybe the way his father told the story was disconnected and the more important theme of this story for Spiegelman was for the reader to understand his father. I am also open to the fact that I may have just not understood the story and that’s just fine too hahah!

Thoughts?