“What exactly was the difference? he wondered to himself. And who decided which people wore the striped pyjamas and which people wore the uniforms?” I have read so many mixed reviews surrounding this novel. I gave this book 4 out of 5 stars, for the sheer heart-wrenching relationship that is deve...
It's truly amazing how much this book does with so few pages. The story is told very simply from a child-like perspective. It focuses on a nine year old named Bruno, and though it isn't told directly from his perspective, there is very little narrative distance. Hence, we are not trapped in Bruno's ...
It’s a bit of a shame that my mum already spoiled the ending for me, because she’d seen the movie (which I plan on watching as well). But still I rather enjoyed reading this story.There were a lot of characters in this book, first there is Bruno’s family; father, mother, Gretel (who is repeatedly ca...
I think I have developed some kind of armor against all stories that come from the Nazi period. I should feel more things right now. Like the first time I read a book about Auschwitz, or Dachau, or any other german or polish camp. The gas chambers, the tortures, Mengele, the pain, the millions of de...
One afternoon, when Bruno came home from school he was surprised to find Maria, the family maid - who always kept her head bowed and never looked up from the carpet - standing in his bedroom, pulling all his belongings out of the wardrobe and packing them in four large wooden crates, even the things...
This is the story of Bruno, his sister Gretel (a Hopeless Case); and what happens when he and his family have to move to where their father has a new job many miles away from Berlin. Bruno is only nine and this story is told from his perspective, with his mis-understanding of things and everything....
I think this is one of the most discussed books published in the last few years. The story can be considered either too shocking, or not shocking enough, is Bruno really this naive? Well, I don't really care for those things, when I read a book I mostly just want to enjoy it (though in this contex...
The likelihood is you've heard of, if not read this book already. I'm a little late to the party on this one. While I'd heard numerous good things about it, I felt it may be a little too emotive for me. A children's book about the Holocaust told from the point of view of a 9 year old has the poten...
For a long time I thought I was missing something after I read this book, given the amount hype surrounding it when it was first published - and many friends and family were raving about it as well. So it's nice to know that on this site there are plenty people that share the same thoughts that I d...
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