Readability: 4 Format-wise it was easy to read, content-wise it was a little bit difficult in parts.
Teachability:9 Super teachable. Most schools have a Holocaust unit somewhere in the curriculum. This is a good alternative or supplement to other Holocaust literature that's out there. It also is a good book to introduce allegory with, because the characters are represented as animals. If I were to teach it with any book I might teach it with Animal Farm By: George Orwell. It might be easier to get students in tot he mindset of using animals as symbols for people (status, belief system, race, etc.) and how that effects the story. (Suggested grade level: 11-12. I know it might look like a good one for younger grades but the visual content is really geared toward older students)
Did I like It?: Yes. as much as anyone can like reading about the Holocaust.
Summary: Art Speigelman takes us in to his father's experiences in the concentration camps in Hitler's Germany. He also shows us the after effects of those experiences by showing us his experiences with gathering the story from his father.
Recommended For: The strong of heart (also those of age 15 and up). This story got pretty heavy at times.
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