5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 21/01/2009

I was a little surprised and saddened when I discovered my 11 year old daughter had no knowledge at all of the Holocaust.
So I got onto Fishpond and looked for books which I could include in my education for her.
I found this book and it was our nightly reading material and along with other books and movies she became interested and educated in the subject.
However, this book gave us a lot more than an education.
It is written from a (very) innocent child's perspective and there is child like beauty in this. The subtle story-line gets to the heart of Nazi Germany- showing the intolerence of persecution, yet all the while depicting how an innocent friendship can cross the divides apparent, both physical and racial.
Yet, for a little book that seemed to me predicatable enough, it completely surprised us both. By the end of the story we were left thinking "wow, didn't see that coming" and we were discussing it long after we had finished reading it.
A book well worth reading, and reading with children over 10.

(Now that we have discovered it has been made in to a movie, we are even more excited!)

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 13/08/2007

This is a story told through the eyes of a young German boy, Bruno and portrays his innocence of what is happening in the world around him in Berlin in the second world war.
The story has a poignant and tragic end that wasn't apparent until nearly the last chapter.
Many stories have been told over the years. Usually from the victims side. Bruno's story makes you think of the other children that were caught up in this horrible war, the other innocents who through only being born where they did are caught up in this tragic event in history.
Every generation needs to read Ann Frank and this book, Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
More need to be told of Bruno's story.

3.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 23/04/2010

Absoloutly loved this book. I had heard nothing about it so I had no expectations. It started off a little slow and I assumed the book was aimed at children but as I got further into it I became more intrigued and I was stunned by the ending. Worth reading!!

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 18/06/2008

As an educator with a particular interest in the humanities, I recommend this book for ages 14+. Told simply, from a child's perspective, we are led towards the horror our adult minds know as the Holocaust. For a young person, reading this without any previous real understanding of the event, it is a shocking introduction that will leave them thinking - something we wish our young people to learn to do. This book could be used as a basis for a subject study on the evils of warfare.

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 06/01/2010

You must read this book! If you think you have a heart of steel... I'll bet this will make you cry!
I can't believe (when I finished this book) that I had lived without it! It was amazing, Sad and just so beautiful!
Anyone could read this book but the younger you are (say 9) you probably wouldn't get it!

4.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 19/04/2011

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Most depressing ending ever?! Historical inaccuracies aside, this, and, and, they both, and I wasn't expecting that.

Oh, god. I need to stop reading books with sad endings.

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 08/03/2011

Loved this book. The innocence of the children is beautiful, the reality of where they are is haunting. The ending was amazing, very thought provoking.

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 16/01/2010

Excellent book. My grandson of 11 also read it and had no knowlege of the holocaust, but does not.
We both read it in an night.

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 04/09/2009

I rread this book in one weekend. Very moving story

5.0 out of 5 based on 30 reviews. – Customer review on 09/08/2009

What a horrific book! It still haunts me! But it was a very good read, and I couldn't put it down.