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lorenalorenzo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
tonke_n's review against another edition
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kathrynne's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
squidlucy's review against another edition
3.0
It was a really well written book. If you didn't know much about ww2 this is very good book to read.
fslsazal's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
jestareader's review against another edition
4.0
Yeah, don't worry. I didn't need my heart.
Bravo John Boyne, you did brilliantly.
Bruno's childish view on the world is a new take on world war stories. I found it to be very entertaining, when it wasn't heart wrenchingly sad, to read what this little kid thought about the world. His comments were innocent but very thought provoking.
If you are a fan of world war books, you should definitely add this one to your shelf. I believe this book would also be a good introduction to the genre as well.
That ending though ...
emmilene's review against another edition
3.0
Such a sad ending! The only problem I have with this book is that Bruno is not curious, I have 4 younger siblings, and they ask me questions constantly when they are confused. I think that if a little kid sees something like that they probably will try to figure it out by asking questions. Not keep it a secret. I wonder how many kids in WW2 knew about concentration camps and what happened there.
misaqi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book was shorter than I thought, but very impactful still. I read a decent amount of books set in the World War II timeline, however, this book was very different from the rest of them. I really liked how the “narrator” was a nine-year-old German boy, and we saw the events (that we already know about from history) in his eyes. This book was incredibly sad, as expected, but not for the reason I thought it would be sad. Because Bruno is the one who is telling the story and he sees things from a child’s point of view I didn’t cry until the ending, where it all just hit me.