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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
sad
1.0
God. I know the main character is a child but he was truly the dumbest child I've ever read.
This story truly hinders on just how dumb this kid is, seeing all the horrific things going on around him and being able to apply morality to them. If we're supposed to believe this lack of care is because of his upbringing, then we wouldn't have him constantly sympathising with every beaten down character we meet.
For anyone who hasn't read this book, this kid regularly meets a clearly starved, beaten, and unwashed child at a fence and spends most of his time whining about how envious he is of this kids life as he doesn't go to school.
That's without mentioning the inaccuracies and often harmful rewriting of history this author does on multiple occasions. If you have an interest in this book, I'd recommend either reading or watching a video explaining just how influentually terrible this book is. I was, thankfully, aware of this going in but even then some of the language used has had lasting effects on how kids are taught about the atrocities of the holocaust. The only reason this isn't 1 star is because this was a book that I did (sadly) finish. The final attempt at a "moral" felt unearned and again played on the stupidity of a 12 year old.
This story truly hinders on just how dumb this kid is, seeing all the horrific things going on around him and being able to apply morality to them. If we're supposed to believe this lack of care is because of his upbringing, then we wouldn't have him constantly sympathising with every beaten down character we meet.
For anyone who hasn't read this book, this kid regularly meets a clearly starved, beaten, and unwashed child at a fence and spends most of his time whining about how envious he is of this kids life as he doesn't go to school.
That's without mentioning the inaccuracies and often harmful rewriting of history this author does on multiple occasions. If you have an interest in this book, I'd recommend either reading or watching a video explaining just how influentually terrible this book is. I was, thankfully, aware of this going in but even then some of the language used has had lasting effects on how kids are taught about the atrocities of the holocaust. The only reason this isn't 1 star is because this was a book that I did (sadly) finish. The final attempt at a "moral" felt unearned and again played on the stupidity of a 12 year old.