This was a good book but it was very sad so don't read it if you don't want to cry.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
By John Boyne
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 10 - 9 | n/a | 5.8 | 46778 |
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. Though this isn't a book for nine-year-olds. And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. We hope you never have to cross such a fence.
Publisher: Vintage Classics
ISBN-13: 9780099572862
ISBN-10: 0099572869
Published on 8/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (70)
I loved this book soooooo much but it was really sad!
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a young adult novel about the Holocaust. I found it to be an unusual story, and one of the most difficult and disturbing I will ever read. The novel describes an event seared into the fabric of history, and a fable told through the voice of a child. Throughout the story, the author John Boyne focuses on Bruno's innocent and puzzled view of his father's job, and he offers a previously unseen perspective on the everyday Germans who took part in the Nazis' ultimate solution. I really enjoyed reading this novel, and I thought it was well written, compelling and ultimately shocking. I believe the author Boyne approaches to the Holocaust in an unique way throughout the story in order to teach his readers this troubling time in human history. I was very surprised when I read the ending because it was very abrupt and extremely devastating. There were many unanswered questions in the end of the book, and they provided a sense of mystery and intrigue as I read on. I would definitely recommend The Boy in the Striped Pajamas to readers who want to explore the beauty of a child's innocence in a time of war and the common desire we all have for friendship. Finally, I believe after reading the novel people can learn that we must all navigate and choose whether or not to break down the fences in our society.
Good book overall. Might be too young to get the full grasp of the book, but good. Though one thing that bugged me was... is that really how you spell pajamas? Pyjamas?
The story of the book was called the Boy In The Striped Pyjamas. This story was about a boy who lived during the German Reich in which his father was a commandment of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. He lives with his father Ralf, Mother Elsa, Sister Gretel, and maid Maria. Bruno now goes and starts finding little by little what's going on because he doesn't know about his dad's job. As Bruno meets a boy in the concentration camp called Shmuel who's a lonely boy who lost his father (when his father went and participated in a protest and never came back). Elsa finds out what Ralf's job really is and is mad at him. Bruno decides to help Schmuel to find his father and changes clothes into the "Striped pajamas" and finally finds out how life is for Schmuel and gets into a gas chamber and Bruno's family finds out he's missing and as an SS soldier pours some Zyklon B pellets as the Jews start yelling and banging on the door. As Ralf finds out a gassing has started and finds out Bruno is in there and yells his name but it is already to late Bruno's dead. I think this book is bad as the ending is a sad one. Bruno and the Jewish people did not deserve to die. This book also made me personally sad, but in all the plot and the details of the book were amazing I just think that the ending was bad. I think audience reading this book should be 13+ who are reading about Jews and Nazis. Or who are reading about the world war 2. Also on if people wanted to know how Jewish people actually have to live on concentration camps. An internal conflict is man vs self when Bruno offers a piece of cake. Kolter the lieutenant accuses him of stealing. Shmuel denies saying that Bruno offered him but as Kolter asks Bruno. Since Bruno is scared of Kolter him is fighting against himself to say yes or no. An external conflict is man vs man when a new doctor called Pavel helps the family but Pavel has to watch out because he is Jewish. When Pavel accidentally drops wine on Kolter. Kolter beats him to death. This shows man vs man because Kolter physically fights the man and kills him. The book of this title is called The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. I think this is a good title because it shows what the Jewish people had to wear when they were in the concentration camp. I think a good title would be the boy behind the barbed wire because it would make sense because he is in the concentration camp where he can't escape. I think the theme would be friendship. Bruno made friends with the people his family hated and would come and play board games and give him food. It's also friendship because Bruno had only one friend during the time he lived in the out with (his new home) he would never make fun of him or befriend him because he was Jewish. Lastly it is friendship because Bruno died trying to find Shmuel's dad and stood up for each other even in death.
I decided to read this book because it looked like a really good book. I started reading it and I couldn't put the book down! Super awesome book!
A great way to learn more about Nazi Concentration Camps and how cruel people were during that time. This book will leave you at the edge of your seat wanting to see what happens, while hoping for the best. What will happen between Bruno and Shmuel? Read to find out!
I thought the ending of this book was sad, but true. I read it in school. If it was not mandatory, I most likely wouldn't have read it. It was, in my opinion, too upsetting for a children's book.
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This a awesome and touching book. We just read it in class. I almost cried. I think it will interest you as much as it interested me. I highly recommend it!
it was a very moving book.