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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
Wow...I think I am in a state of shell shock. This book is great. It really punches you at the end but at the same time the story is told very gently and without anything explicit. The friendship developed between the two boys is very touching and this book very poignantly captures the loss of innocence of a little boy trying to understand what is going on around him. The question that many people have raised - whether it is possible that Bruno would know so little about what was going on around him - to me isn't significant, because the story tells so much more than this and if Bruno had known more the whole point of the book wouldn't exist. It has made me think more about the children in Germany who were caught up in this time and the impact it had on their lives. This is definately worth reading, and only took me 4.5 hours.
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death
Minor: Xenophobia, War
A short, but very gripping story of two completely different boys.... except for the fact that they share a loneliness and lack of understanding of the horrors going on around them. Boyne writes about such a difficult subject in a way that reflects Bruno's innocent mind. This is one of the sweetest, heart wrenching books I've read, and will read again.
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I can see The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas story working well as a movie. But the book on the other hand not so much...
Rather flat, the characters were not believable and I didn't care about the characters so ending had little impact.
Rather flat, the characters were not believable and I didn't care about the characters so ending had little impact.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
scary as a teenager until i realized how unrealistic it was and then it just made me mad. there are many better books for young readers out there about WWII and the horrors of the holocaust
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes