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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.
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Reviews
Dec 07,2011
This book was amazing not only was it touching, and a great book it educated me about that time and the way they treated everyone!
Dec 07,2011
I love this book. When the movie came out i really wanted to see it but my mum urged me to read the book first and im so glad i did. This book shows so much detail and relates to the time of the hollicost. Although it is a sad read it gives you an inside look on the kind of things they had to go through like the torture, pain and agony but it also displays this desire and passion to change the system and thats what i love. How a little boy is determained to change something he thinks is cruel and unjust and that courage remains in your mind long after the book. John Boyne used such detail language and it makes you really fell the characters emotions. If you've seen the movie (which is also good) i still recommend you read the book for extra detail and a sense of overwhelming compassion. I recommend this book to anyone aged 12 and up. A truly inspiring read.
Nov 30,2011
I have read this book as well as seen the movie. This book is so inspirational and it always brings me to tears every time i read this book. I recommend it so much. Its as equally as good as the movie but has a bit more detail.
Nov 16,2011
I have read this book a couple of times and each time i read it, it brings me to tears. I did enjoy this book very much i recommend it to those who don't mind a sad ending.
Nov 11,2011
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Bruno is an imaginative young boy growing up in Berlin during the time of the Holocaust. He lives in a five storey house with maids and servants and his father wears a fancy uniform, and also gets visited frequently by ‘The Fury’. His father gets assigned a job at a place called Out– With. Bruno doesn't like it there and turns endless boring days into exciting days by exploring the land around his house. He soon meets a Jewish boy called Shumel, who lives on the other side of the fence. A entrancing and sad story with which you will need a box of tissues.
