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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
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.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Wonderfully moving story, which is not done justice in the screenplay.
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Did not see that end coming.
En klassiker som jag tänker att alla bör ha läst, särskilt om man som jag jobbar på högstadiet då de flesta eleverna läser den i skolan. Jag känner dock under bokens gång att den passar dåligt att använda i syfte att lära barnen om förintelsen. Detta är INTE en bok som undervisar om Auschwitz, istället är det tvärtom: man behöver ju rätt mycket förkunskap om historien för att förstå och läsa av allt mellan raderna. Ett exempel: Allt Svisch står för Auschwitz - vilket i sig är en helt orimlig felhörning. Bruno blir ju rättad flera gångar av sin omgivning. Hur kan han forfarande inte fatta vad stället heter? Detta är inte den enda utan en av flera mycket dåliga, och inte ett dugg trovärdiga, saker i boken. Hur är det möjligt att Bruno som är 9 år och son till en högt uppsatt kommendant inte veta vad ”Heil Hitler” betyder eller inte vet hur man uttalar hans titel?
Något annat mycket orealistiskt är att 9-åriga Shmuel överlever mer än 1 år i lägret. Att det dessutom finns ett ställe vid stängslet som är oövervakat där han kan sitta i timmar och småprata med Bruno verkar totalt osannolikt. Varför har inte andra försökt och lyckats fly därigenom när det bara är att lyfte lite på stängslet nedersta del för att smyga in/ut?
Boken fångar mig inte för jag stör mig på de icke-trovärdiga inslagen (tycker faktiskt att Bruno stundtals framstår som otroligt trög) och läsningen går segt trots att boken är kort. Att de får en 2:a beror bara på att jag trots allt tror att eleverna skulle tycka att den var spännande och ganska lätt att ta sig igenom.
Något annat mycket orealistiskt är att 9-åriga Shmuel överlever mer än 1 år i lägret. Att det dessutom finns ett ställe vid stängslet som är oövervakat där han kan sitta i timmar och småprata med Bruno verkar totalt osannolikt. Varför har inte andra försökt och lyckats fly därigenom när det bara är att lyfte lite på stängslet nedersta del för att smyga in/ut?
Boken fångar mig inte för jag stör mig på de icke-trovärdiga inslagen (tycker faktiskt att Bruno stundtals framstår som otroligt trög) och läsningen går segt trots att boken är kort. Att de får en 2:a beror bara på att jag trots allt tror att eleverna skulle tycka att den var spännande och ganska lätt att ta sig igenom.