Name: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Rating: 3.935536294691224 (923 reviews)
ISBN: 9780385611619

John Boyne

Boyne Boyne

When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place. While exploring, he meets another boy whose circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (David Fickling Books)

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Do you know why there’s a game called “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader”? Cause most of the time, they are. Not this kid, though. But that’s not the only inaccurate part here. <br /><br />There were so many historical inaccuracies and farcical details in “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” so if you’re looking for an accurate representation of what really happened in the Holocaust, look elsewhere. There are plenty of insightful reviews on this piece that I could not have said any better.<br />

Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Reprint.

A Fable

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Date read: September 25 - September 27, 2019 

 Actual Rating: 3.00 STARS 

My first reaction after reading this book: disappointed. 

I tried to dive into it with my mind off the movie because I wanted to have a little knowledge and understanding of it as much as possible, but I failed. I just can't get the movie off my mind while reading this. I kept finding the scenes from the movie to this book and I hate myself for spoiling myself too much. 

But regardless, If I didn't know or watch the movie before this, or if I didn't know anything about the history, which not all people are knowledgeable about, I think I would be more clueless than not. Maybe because it was more focused on Bruno's perspective, the naivety and innocence of him and Shmuel, that made me as ignorant as them. The details about what was really happening were as little as what a child like Bruno can provide with his little perspective. 

Truthfully, it was also less emotional than the movie, and imagine how I expected to cry, even after I convinced myself not to compare both of them, but ended up with dry eyes. Or maybe because the movie has more detailed visualization and has provided a detailed perspective that it became more emotional than the book. I don't exactly know. But I must admit, I felt quite sad. Knowing the full root of the event, how these little young boys were being caught up into the war in the past and how unaware they were about the whole situation, it was actually depressing. 

Maybe this is exactly the disadvantage of having to go into a book with so much expectation and with any form of comparison. I am curious as to how I would really react to this book if I did read this without knowing anything.

Ally

audiobook

it was exactly like the movie. bruno seemed more naive and annoying in the book

Melissa Palmer

Winona 

This book is ass. If I could give it 0 stars I absolutely would, but unfortunately that would prevent me from leaving a review here to tell you to NOT READ THIS TRASH BOOK. I won't say much other than that this book - and its subsequent film adaptation - has done so much damage to the memory of the Holocaust with its revisionist history crap. Its an insult to the people who were ruthlessly exterminated during the Holocaust: the Jews, Roma, the LGBTQ community, the political dissidents, the disabled, etcetera. Its also a denial of the mass brainwashing and propaganda campaigns that Hitler instituted once he rose to power (read: the Hitler Youth), in order to present some superficial "The Nazis were people too! They were victims too" crap that minimises the depraved actions of a highly militarised fascist state. 

Read  this review here  for a more detailed understanding of just how disgusting and offensive this book is. 

Don't read the sequel when it comes out later on (yes, there's a sequel, barf).

Jess

I had to read this for school, the only reason I finished it was so I could update my Goodreads.

Anushree Taparia

Nine-year-old Bruno is bored and lonely since his family moved from Berlin. It is 1942 and his father, a Nazi officer, has a new posting in a place called 'Out-With'. It isn't long before Bruno finds a new friend, a boy in striped pyjamas who lives behind a wire fence.

Katherine Yang

Irritating but the ending goes for the jugular.

Anum Memon

Ivy X

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NINO CON EL PIJAMA DE RAYAS, EL

Arturo Hernández

This is a tale about the innocence we all have during our childhood, about war, about discovering the good and the bad without really understanding the differences between them.

Fran Lewis

Interesting read.. I was almost afraid to read the last chapter as I was afraid of what was going to happen.

Ren Sparks

I had a sinking feeling in my stomach the entire time I read this because I knew what was going to happen at the end. it’s genuinely such a beautiful and heartbreaking story.

The boy in the striped pyjamas

Emelie

** spoiler alert **
           4,5

The only thing i Didnt like about the book was the ending.. But otherwise it was a fantastic read! 

The book is written from a 9 year old boys perspective whos dad is working for the Fury, aka Hitler.. Since it's from Brunos perspective (the name of the boy) it was a little naive but also Understandable since Bruno thought his dad was a nice man. 

The relationship between Bruno and Schmuel was beautiful and heartbreaking, since Schmuel was "on the other side of the fence" and was a jew. 

Their relationship showed that kids doesnt care who you are, where you from, what you look like etc. As long as you nice, you'll be friends!

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

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