His father is relocated to Auschwitz in 1943 and the whole family has to follow. I’m starting with the plot and, just a reminder, there will be spoilers: The story is about Bruno, the son of a prominent Nazi officer. So, seen from that angle, the book is a huge success, and its flaws go a long way in explaining why that is the case.
Not that that’s any concern to Boyne, who made it big with the book that sold incredibly well, and was both generously translated and made into a high-profile movie. Not working on it, thinking through the kinks, making it work, however, has marred the book, making it into the mess it is. Reading The Boy With The Striped Pyjamas it’s quite obvious what the idea was.
Instead of devoting a certain amount of thought and consideration to a topic that has been the subject of much writing so far, he basically wings it. According to interviews he gave, John Boyne wrote this one in a matter of days, on an inspiration, without constructing it beforehand as he usually does. The writing is mostly decent, the construction clever, but its many flaws overshadow the rest so much it’s barely worth mentioning the positive aspects in such a short review. It’s one of the worst books I’ve read in a while and I regret every second I spent with it. Now, for all the others: excellent choice. So, do not read on if you really want to read the book. This review will contain spoilers, lots, really. Well, I don’t think you should read or even touch this book, but if you are bent on reading it, the advice above is sound. This is what it says on the back of my edition and I can’t say I disagree. We think it’s important that you start to read without knowing what it is about. 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. The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. If (slot) slot.addService(googletag.Boyne, John (2007), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Definitions (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) The sequel to the Holocaust novel ‘Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ is here - The Jerusalem Post
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