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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
I thought that this was a very powerful story with an important message. I did see the movie first and I think that is why my enjoyment for the novel has been lessened, the novel seemed to have too much filler and too little Shmuel. If I had read the book first I think I would have rated this one much higher.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
i'm not very knowledgeable, so barring possible historical inaccuracies... a depressing depiction of concentration camps through the eyes of a child born into advantage.
just one word: heartbreaking.
(MINOR SPOILERS:)
(MINOR SPOILERS:
Spoiler
the ending is better in the film, than in the book. not my opinion, just facts.
Written from the perspective of a 9 year old boy, in his words mostly … where he heard “out with” instead of “Auschwitz”, and “The Fury” instead of “the Führer”.
Heartbreaking tale of innocence, violence and friendship, for life.
Shame in the end when the father is the one making the call to gas his own child, who was innocently exploring the other side of the fence…and later just trying to get home to dinner.
Not really a read for a grown woman as it packed a lot of introspection where an adult read would have gone deeper. But an overly excellent read for a child.
Heartbreaking tale of innocence, violence and friendship, for life.
Shame in the end when the father is the one making the call to gas his own child, who was innocently exploring the other side of the fence…and later just trying to get home to dinner.
Not really a read for a grown woman as it packed a lot of introspection where an adult read would have gone deeper. But an overly excellent read for a child.
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A captivating and breathtaking book. It was absolutely worth reading it and i can only recommend it to all the people out there. You know a book is good when you start to feel what you read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
*2.75 stars*
hmm ... i don't know, but I can't point out this book to be either bad/good. I'll just say this, this book was totally meant to draw raw emotions, like childhood memories, friendship, and well, the sadness behind how these bonds can be broken due to slight differences and prejudice. all in all, it was a very short story covering a very simple tale surrounding Bruno, discovering what was going on in his surroundings and the situation's he's in (though historically, I'm confused because why doesn't he know this small facts? if it was that strict and dangerous back then to NOT even know about a matter as simple as the town name, the reason behind the Auschwitz camp, and so on,, wouldn't it be a necessity for all kids, no matter how young they are to be informed of this?) and his friendship with Shamuel.
can i say, that I feel the character Bruno was a lot more exaggerated that it should've? i don't know if any 9 year olds are/were like him, but I can feel his ego oozing through the pages and it gets worse each time he tries to open his mouth. i honestly was hoping Shamuel would just f*ck it and tell him the truth, make him understand that not everybody lives like him. Until the end, we did not get any redemption for Bruno (one apology, and that little didn't really feel enough to be forgiven, but maybe I was just fuming), and the epilogue scene,,, I can't wrap my head around to why did that have to happen. Why? what was the morale that we were supposed to take from that epilogue? because genuinely, I don't understand.
Since this book was introduced as a 'fable', hence why the historical part wasn't all accurate but the story has an underlying morale that can teaches the readers something about life, nonetheless the background of the story itself, I'd say that give it a read. although it wasn't my favourite representation of it, it was far from the general expectation I was having, it's still can be impactful and endearing as it was proposed to.
hmm ... i don't know, but I can't point out this book to be either bad/good. I'll just say this, this book was totally meant to draw raw emotions, like childhood memories, friendship, and well, the sadness behind how these bonds can be broken due to slight differences and prejudice. all in all, it was a very short story covering a very simple tale surrounding Bruno, discovering what was going on in his surroundings and the situation's he's in (though historically, I'm confused because why doesn't he know this small facts? if it was that strict and dangerous back then to NOT even know about a matter as simple as the town name, the reason behind the Auschwitz camp, and so on,, wouldn't it be a necessity for all kids, no matter how young they are to be informed of this?) and his friendship with Shamuel.
can i say, that I feel the character Bruno was a lot more exaggerated that it should've? i don't know if any 9 year olds are/were like him, but I can feel his ego oozing through the pages and it gets worse each time he tries to open his mouth. i honestly was hoping Shamuel would just f*ck it and tell him the truth, make him understand that not everybody lives like him. Until the end, we did not get any redemption for Bruno (one apology, and that little didn't really feel enough to be forgiven, but maybe I was just fuming), and the epilogue scene,,, I can't wrap my head around to why did that have to happen. Why? what was the morale that we were supposed to take from that epilogue? because genuinely, I don't understand.
Since this book was introduced as a 'fable', hence why the historical part wasn't all accurate but the story has an underlying morale that can teaches the readers something about life, nonetheless the background of the story itself, I'd say that give it a read. although it wasn't my favourite representation of it, it was far from the general expectation I was having, it's still can be impactful and endearing as it was proposed to.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
This was so sad. Ive never read the book or seen the movie before. I do feel like Bruno and his sister seemed younger than their stated ages which made it weird. It was also so frustrating that Bruno was so out of touch but i guess that was the point but maybe it was an attempt to show him as being truly innocent? I did really like it over all though. Audio book was good.