The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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John Boyne: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2007, Isis Large Print)

Pubblicato il 01 Marzo 2007 da Isis Large Print.

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978-0-7531-7651-1
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a 2006 Holocaust novel by Irish novelist John Boyne.

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Decent, but slightly concerning.

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I appreciated what this story was meant to do and how it was meant to convey the horrors of Auschwitz to a younger reading audience. Unless you have a general understanding already of what happened at the concentration camps, though, the holding back and changing of words (from Bruno's ability to understand and comprehend what's going on) could honestly be a bit confusing.

The ending definitely took me by surprise and I was not expecting it at all. Seeing the behavior of the soldiers to the 9 year old protagonist was a surprise and helped add a little bit of tension. I mean, if they treat the children of the man in charge of the concentration camp in this manner, just imagine how horrible it is on the other side of the fence.

However, my biggest gripes concern the young main character. I absolutely cannot suspend reason and believe that …