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A review by emilyusuallyreading
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
4.0
What I Liked
The simplicity of this fable does not take away from its haunting message about the holocaust and the brokenness of man. Bruno and Shmuel's similarities and differences, the innocence of a young child amidst great evil, are all a new way to remember the atrocities that occurred during this time in history.
What I Didn't Like
There are some historical inaccuracies within the book. The children touch the fence surrounding Auschwitz with little hesitation; in reality, the fence would have been electrified. If I am correct, children under the age of 15 were gassed upon arrival in this particular concentration camp, so it seems unlikely that Shmuel would have been alive in the first place.
The simplicity of this fable does not take away from its haunting message about the holocaust and the brokenness of man. Bruno and Shmuel's similarities and differences, the innocence of a young child amidst great evil, are all a new way to remember the atrocities that occurred during this time in history.
What I Didn't Like
There are some historical inaccuracies within the book. The children touch the fence surrounding Auschwitz with little hesitation; in reality, the fence would have been electrified. If I am correct, children under the age of 15 were gassed upon arrival in this particular concentration camp, so it seems unlikely that Shmuel would have been alive in the first place.