Review – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
I think it’s interesting how I stumbled on this book: I read about it at The Written Word, and she read about it on Sassymonkey Reads, and she read about it at Flamingo House Happenings. I’ll be loaning this book to a friend, and so it goes.
The back of the books says:
“If you start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy named Bruno. (Though this isn’t a book for nine-year-olds.) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence.
Fences like this exist all over the world. We hope you never have to encounter one.”
This book is a self-proclaimed fable. I don’t think the moral of the lesson would be lost on anyone. The book is very well written and Bruno, the narrator, is believable in his actions as a 9 year old.
It’s interesting because this is the second book I’ve read in the past two months that had something to do with Nazi Germany, and I wonder if I would have been one of those that sat back and watched as things happened, or would I have spoken up and insisted that something was wrong? Hindsight is easy; it’s the present and the future that aren’t so clear.
This book is excellent. I highly recommend it. It will only take you a few hours to read. It may not have made my Top 10 List, but it’s a definite Must Read.
Rating: 92 out of 100
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January 24th, 2008 at 4:25 am
I also love how people stumble upon books through blogging. I really like it when people stumble upon really fantastic books, like Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
Hopefully many people will discover this book, through your blog post.
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January 24th, 2008 at 6:05 am
I am so happy that you enjoyed it! I get my best recommendations from other blogs.
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I thought this book was thought-provoking and sad. And I’m not sure if Bruno’s just plain innocent or simply ignorant! All in all, it was a great book and it was time well spent reading it.
Here is my review! =)
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December 7th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
LOL. I have to agree that the book definitely got the tone of a 9 year old but that also aggravated me when he would say or do dumb things. I did enjoy the read although it was a sad one.
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