So I’ve challenged myself to read as many books from the “disturbing books iceberg” as possible. Why? Because why not?
Anyway, this one is the first.
A poignant read about the Holocaust, from the point of view of a child.
I won’t lie, it took me a hot minute to figure out what “Fury” and “Out With” meant. (Füeher and Auschwitz)
I’ve already seen the movie, so the ending wasn’t as much of a gut punch as it should have been.
Still, I enjoyed this book. It’s short. It can be brutal. My complaint is that I wish Bruno and Shmuel had met earlier, it takes them half the novel to first meet.
Is it disturbing? Anything based around the Holocaust is gonna be disturbing. The ending is heartbreaking. Bruno’s childlike innocence prevents us from fully comprehending every atrocity, but it’s fairly easy to fill in the gaps.
What did you think of this book? Were you disturbed?
by RaiEnSui
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It’s an awful, poorly researched book book by a hack writer who literally put a BOTW recipe in a realistic novel once cause he just took the first google hit for how to make red dye.
This essay is a very basic take on it: https://hcn.org.uk/blog/the-problem-with-the-boy-in-the-striped-pyjamas/