Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.
But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different from his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.
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I have only read 3 chapters but I find this book very interesting, I like the different way of exploring this subject. I was reading it mostly because it's a book I "should" read, but I am very glad I did.
ReplyDeleteHuh I did not expect this post to be yours when I saw the title, I expected it to be Colins post. I wouldn't think you would enjoy a historical type book. Its cool to see you're expanding your genres though.
ReplyDeleteI've always heard high praise for this book, but never really could achieve the courage to read it. For the most part though, it is living up to that praise? Why? What is praiseworthy?
ReplyDeleteI think it did pretty well, the perspective of a young child is very interesting. it shows the atrocities without getting too graphic, and the chilren really help to show exactly how awful it was.
DeleteInteresting point about child's perspectives. Are there any other books or stories that use children to tell the plot that you've read?
DeleteSome people think that children don't truly understand the actual horrors of life, and that they see events with "innocent eyes". Do you think that this is really the case, or do you think children understand the severity of life?
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