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A review by akshatha_murthy
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
4.0
3.5 stars.
I don't think it's believable that son of the commandant of Auschwitz is so clueless about everything around so much so that he even doesn't know the name Hitler!
But him being so innocent did make for a good story and he was able to see that both boys are pretty much the same but on different sides of the fence.
And Bruno pronouncing the words wrong like "Out-With" and "Fury" probably only makes sense when you read it in English but they were German speakers. So I am not sure if that would make sense in German.
The whole book does have its flaws and historical inaccuracies. It reads like a simple story that anyone could read without having to know the actual gory details as it's simplified a lot like A LOT!!
I don't think it's believable that son of the commandant of Auschwitz is so clueless about everything around so much so that he even doesn't know the name Hitler!
But him being so innocent did make for a good story and he was able to see that both boys are pretty much the same but on different sides of the fence.
And Bruno pronouncing the words wrong like "Out-With" and "Fury" probably only makes sense when you read it in English but they were German speakers. So I am not sure if that would make sense in German.
The whole book does have its flaws and historical inaccuracies. It reads like a simple story that anyone could read without having to know the actual gory details as it's simplified a lot like A LOT!!