Art Spiegelman - Maus a Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

Pros: On par with "Sophie's Choice". Nuff said.
Cons: Still has to fight anti-graphic novel prejudice.

Each year, with agonizing slowness, graphic novels get a tiny bit more respect from the literary community. For the close-minded amongst us, the idea that a graphic novel could be on par with a work by William Styron is laughable at best and offensive ...

Pros: powerful story, skillful artistry and writing
Cons: stigmatized, being a graphic novel, but really it's quite good. This is not "comic book"

This book is the first of two incredible graphic novels. It is the beginning of the story of a Holocaust survivor, told by his son, who is the author, but also character in the graphic novel. I highly recommending buying or otherwise obtaining both this ...