Reviews tagging 'Child death'

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama by John Boyne

91 reviews

maddyy_orourke's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Wow. This book is incredible.

I read this when I was 10, and I thought ‘oh, cool’, not knowing what happened in the end and not understanding the naïvety of Bruno and the situation he was in. A couple years later, I analysed the book for an English project in high school. And I discovered the amazing way that James Boyne has told the story. 

A very strong aspect of the book is its symbolism. For example, Bruno misspelling words in the book (Führer = Fury / Auschwitz = Out-with), implies his dramatic naïvety in the concentration camps. This is just one example, there are many more.

I found this book quite entertaining, but very sad. Knowledge about concentration camps is needed to read this and understand what is happening properly. Definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Slavery, and Antisemitism

Minor: War

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mainereading's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

bejeweledmeli's review against another edition

Overall not great writing or especially deep. Why tell from the nazi perspective if you’re not going to explore the parents that ultimately make the decisions. The movie was actually better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

exhaustedmumma's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

moh_pa's review against another edition

relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I liked that this book made such an intense topic more accessible for younger audiences, though I absolutely hated the writing style and there were many errors (both grammar and spelling-wise).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Violence

painteed_12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

"Era óbvio que o pai e a mãe gostavam da companhia dos soldados, Bruno bem podia dizê-lo. Mas nem uma única vez convidavam para jantar uma das pessoas de pijama às riscas."

Comprei este livro quando era um pouco mais nova mas nunca consegui ganhar a coragem de o ler. Mas decidi lê-lo agora porque como vou a Berlim, pensei why not? 
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Esta história fala sobre um rapaz, Bruno, filho de um comandante que vai para "Acho-vil" viver porque o "Fúria" foi lá jantar a casa um dia e promoveu o pai dele. Então ele, o pai, a mãe, Gretel (a sua irmã, mais conhecida como "O Caso Perdido"), a sua empregada Maria e o cozinheiro Pavel vão deixar a sua casa em Berlim para trás. No início Bruno não gosta nada, até que um dia decide ir explorar e ao chegar perto da vedação com muitas pessoas, encontra um rapaz de pijama às riscas do outro lado da vedação, o Shmuel. Estes ficam amigos, para o desconhecimento de toda a gente menos ambos.
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Eu já sabia o final do livro, mas nem foi isso que me chocou. O que me fez mais impressão foi a inocência de ambos, especialmente de Bruno, que dizia coisas que seriam consideradas ofensivas, mas ele é uma criança, e não sabia que o que estava a dizer, ele simplesmente não percebia a situação que Shmuel estava a passar, e nem o próprio sabia muito bem. Ele apenas achava que Shmuel podia andar o dia todo de pijama e tinha muitas outras pessoas para brincar, enquanto Bruno estava em casa sozinho.

"Bruno achava que, no que tocava aos pais e em especial às irmãs, quanto menos soubessem melhor, porque quem não sabe é como quem não vê."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Read this book by yourself. Read this book to children. Keep this book on library shelves and in classrooms. Recommend this book to a friend. 

Though this is a work of fiction, it very easily could have been non-fiction, and it is important that the world as a whole never forget the holocaust. 

Read. This. Book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

readiculousreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Absolutely devastating, but so brilliantly written. To come at this issue from a child's perspective, who lacks any understanding of the political situation happening around him, and being able to see his natural inclination against the violence of certain characters and his love and curiosity about other people is heart wrenchingly beautiful. 

Big warning to parents, this might be an especially hard read for you. It had me absolutely weeping for the entire last chapter, but I have no children. Trust me when I say it will hit harder if you do. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, and Religious bigotry

lizzyjean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A great quick read, really makes you think about how similar we are as people. The story of Bruno and Shmuel’s friendship is so innocent and beautiful, even though the events that take place certainly are not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol