The Boy in the Striped Pajamas in Between the Lines

Nov 13, 2009 Kellie rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction-literature, bookring-bookray, 2009-reads

This was another book about the Holocaust told from the German/Nazi perspective. This was also written from the voice of a nine year old so the language is quite simple. Words like “Furor” is translated to “Fury” in a nine-year old voice, and Austwitz becomes “Out With”. This was an interesting twist created by the author that I thought was ingenious. I agree with a reader who said she believes everyone should read this book. There is so much to learn. To me, it is a true example of the innocenc ...more

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Jul 29, 2009 Marlaina McCauslin rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, young-adult, historical-fiction, war

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Feb 18, 2009 Mounica rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction

Though the writing is simple, it is well-written. It's told through the eyes of naive and innocent Bruno, the 9-year-old son of the commandant at Auschwitz, a boy who has no clue as to what is going on around him.

It's a incredible story that leaves you thinking about the ugliness of the Holocaust, the prejudice, and the nature of man. The ending was shocking; it wasn't anything I was expecting. Though I partially don't like sad and disappointing endings (I have this big thing about endings, tru ...more

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Apr 07, 2011 Atishay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas is an overwhelming tale of innocence and tragedy. It is centered on a nine year old Bruno whose father is a commandant in the Hitler-led German army. When his father is asked to take charge of a concentration camp, Bruno has to leave all his friends and comforts of Berlin and move with his family to a place called 'Out-with' in Poland.
Having no one to play with, Bruno becomes increasingly frustrated and longs to return back to his home in Berlin. The only interest ...more

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Jun 15, 2009 Tracy rated it liked it

I give this book 3 stars as it was a good "story". And it should be read as such. Not as an introduction to the topic of the Holocaust as it says on the back of the book. It wasn't an historically accurate portrayal of one of the most evil periods in history. Frankly, I didn't find it shocking enough. Sad, of course. But that time in history was SO MUCH more than that. I don't think this should be a student's introduction to the Holocaust. Start with Anne Frank of course. Or The Book Thief.

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Mar 09, 2009 Nikki rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Wow...I think I am in a state of shell shock. This book is great. It really punches you at the end but at the same time the story is told very gently and without anything explicit. The friendship developed between the two boys is very touching and this book very poignantly captures the loss of innocence of a little boy trying to understand what is going on around him. The question that many people have raised - whether it is possible that Bruno would know so little about what was going on around ...more

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