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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780385751537 ISBN: 0385751532 Label: David Fickling Books Manufacturer: David Fickling Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: October 23, 2007 Publisher: David Fickling Books Reading Level: Young Adult Release Date: October 23, 2007 Studio: David Fickling Books Editorial Review: Product Description: Berlin 1942 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 from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences. From the Hardcover edition. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A MUST read for EVERYONE! Written as an allegory or perhaps a pseudo-fable, "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is one of those rare finds that enables the reader to explore familiar territory in a new way and from a different perspective. While we have (hopefully) all read or heard countelss Holocaust tales, this one is told from a new and indeed daring viewpoint - that of the naieve nine year old son of a Nazi Commandant, who has no idea the evils and horrors surrounding him. In fact, he can't quite understand ... Read More Rating: - A Must-ReadI liked this book alot. I can't really describe it that well without giving it away but it's very good. It's well written and I like the approach John Boyne used on the subject. This book is also being turned into a movie coming out in the US in November 2008. So if you like reading books and then watching the movie that goes with it.... But very powerful and just very good. PS, its also sad Rating:  - Dramatic...... in the negative meaning of the word. After hearing a lot of good about this book and seeing on the cover it is "soon to become a major movie" I decided to pick it up before it would hit cinema. I wish I didn't. Why? 1) The plot is very thin and you can see the end -dramatic as it is- coming halfway through the story. 2) The plot is also very unbelievable. Two boys meeting on a silent spot for over a year in a place like Auschwitz? And oh yeah, exactly on a ... Read More Rating: - What a BookThhis is the best book that I have read. It gives a child's eye view of the holocaust. I read it and then gave it to my son to read. It creates a fabulous way to dialogue about a difficult subject. Amazing read. A must Read. Rating:  - Pretty lame storyA sappy story that tries to denounce the absurdity of the Holocaust by looking at it through the eyes of two children that, despite being as involved as children could be, cannot even begin to comprehend the situation. This book is really quite lame for adult reading; it never made me care enough about any of the characters. I think the right audience is probably kids in their early teens. Problem is, kids in their early teens probably don't know much about the Holocaust, so a portrayal from a child's ... Read More |
