Customer Reviews
The boy in striped pyjamas - By: Ms. Z. Wastell, 12 Aug 2008 
I read this on holiday. I have a keen interestin the second world war. I was very disappointed. Although I understand that the book is totally fiction, I felt that the writer hadn't really done enough research into it & that It was as though a child had written a short story about the war.
Wow what a PUNCH at the end! - By: ~ Bookworm ~, 11 Aug 2008 
I would certainly recommend this as a great book for young people to read, it is a small easy to read book, with short chapters...... I read itin a couple of days, & thouroughly enjoyed it. I don't want to give anything away, but it was interesting seeing it from 'the other side's' point of view, & through a childs innocent eyes. Wow what a PUNCH at the end, certainly hits hard!! Worth reading, especially before the film is releasedin September....... I have now given it to my 14yr old son to read.
It just 'sticks' in your mind... - By: Bookworm, 01 Aug 2008 This book is one of those rare reads. Long after you have finished it, you think about it & find it is stuckin your mind. It's an extremely quick read, a day on holiday for me, I had bought it at the airport last minute & knew nothing about it so it was a nice surprise to find I had picked up something that was completely different to my usual sun lounger reads.
I am not going to give anything away, but if you arein two minds, just buy it, you will skip through it quickly & you too may find you are still thinking about it a couple of weeks later.
I must say though I am really disappointedin Amazon for not removing or editing earlier reviews which totally goin to the synopsis of the book, particularly when the publishers have gone out of their wayin not giving anything away, so much so that even the back of the book gives no real clues as to what it is about.
To anyone browsing these pages. Read the book - not the reviews!!
Too horrific for words but a brilliant read! - By: Lexia269, 19 Jul 2008 It's been a long time since I've read a book that has moved mein such a way as this one did.
'The Boy In Striped Pyjamas' tells the tale of the family of a Nazi Commanding Officer during World War Two & how their lives change when they are uprooted from their large mansion housein Berlin to a small, lone housein Auschwitz. Just as he is becoming more & more bored with his new life, Bruno meets Shmuel, a boy of the same age who lives on the other side of the wire fence at the end of the garden, & who always wears striped pyjamas. The boys soon become friends but little does Bruno know, that this friendship will open his eyes to a world he had never known.
Telling the tale from the point of view of nine year old Bruno adds to the already horrifying circumstance that the book examines, as the language is so simple & innocent that it makes the events all the more terrible.
With a climax that'll leave youin complete shock, this is a definite must-read.
Thoughtful and interesting - By: G. Bruist, 17 Jul 2008 I read this bookin one day & it is one of the most thought provoking & interesting stories I have read recently. The level of writing is excellent & I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something a little different.
