marykgowdy 's review for:

4.0

This is a very quick and enjoyable read. There is a lot of dramatic irony because Bruno doesn't understand what he is seeing in the concentration camp but you do. Such an innocent boy was a great POV for this story; there was a great contrast between the evil that was going on in that country at that time and the beliefs of a young child.

Bruno's and Shmuel's friendship was great. This friendship was a deeper bond than with Bruno and friends back in Berlin. The two boys were really not that different contrary to the Nazi's belief: they were born on the same day, had an older sibling, and were forcibly removed from their home to a place they didn't want to be.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a great book. The movie is amazing too and everyone, whether they have read the book or not, should see it.