A review by nscheuermann
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.5

I had to keep taking breaks since this topic is so heavy. This wasn't the ending I expected but I'm also not surprised. It was written very well. I appreciated the child's perspective. It made this awful topic more bearable. I think if I weren't dreading a description of someone getting beat or dying, I would've read it a lot faster to really stay involved emotionally but I just couldn't. I also appreciated the child's pronunciation of the Fury and Out-With. It made it more genuine and added to the naivete of the character.