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A review by bookshappythoughts
All The Broken Places by John Boyne
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
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By @johnboyneauthor
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas absolutely broke my heart. The intensity of following that little boy innocently under that fence was just the most upsetting situation.
All the Broken Places follows Gretel Fernsby an elderly woman that leads a quiet life, not many people know about her past, her escape from Germany, her troubled, distant mother or her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps!
Gretel befriends a young 9-year-old boy from the apartment below when she finds him tearful after a violent argument between his parents.
Henry reminds Gretel of her brother that she lost almost 70 years ago. She must do all in her power to help this boy even if it means revealing her true identity.
π’ Emotional
π§ Twists and relevations
π«Ά Protection and lies
π€ Guilt, grief, and remorse
I read this book with the lovely @e.j.harper_author
We had an interesting discussion about how Gretel could live with the guilt of what she knew for so many years without revealing information about the situation at the time.
I guess the feeling of fear and survival is so strong that it makes a person insular and, in a sense, only able to think about themselves.
Jean and I were not sure about the ending of the book, I won't give anything away, but we were wondering if their could have been an alternative. π€
I loved the fact that this story followed a character years after the horrific event, and the meeting of old characters really brought depth and emotion to the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I do understand why Boyne chose the ending he did!
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ from me!π€
By @johnboyneauthor
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas absolutely broke my heart. The intensity of following that little boy innocently under that fence was just the most upsetting situation.
All the Broken Places follows Gretel Fernsby an elderly woman that leads a quiet life, not many people know about her past, her escape from Germany, her troubled, distant mother or her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps!
Gretel befriends a young 9-year-old boy from the apartment below when she finds him tearful after a violent argument between his parents.
Henry reminds Gretel of her brother that she lost almost 70 years ago. She must do all in her power to help this boy even if it means revealing her true identity.
π’ Emotional
π§ Twists and relevations
π«Ά Protection and lies
π€ Guilt, grief, and remorse
I read this book with the lovely @e.j.harper_author
We had an interesting discussion about how Gretel could live with the guilt of what she knew for so many years without revealing information about the situation at the time.
I guess the feeling of fear and survival is so strong that it makes a person insular and, in a sense, only able to think about themselves.
Jean and I were not sure about the ending of the book, I won't give anything away, but we were wondering if their could have been an alternative. π€
I loved the fact that this story followed a character years after the horrific event, and the meeting of old characters really brought depth and emotion to the story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and I do understand why Boyne chose the ending he did!
βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ from me!π€