Summary--This work was set in 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 from their
home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and
nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the
eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the
distance. But, Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must
be more to this desolate new place than what meets the eye. While
exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and
circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results
in a friendship that has devastating consequences (from
http://www.amazon.com/The-Striped-Pajamas-John-Boyne/dp/0385751532/ref=pd_cp_mov_0/186-1150241-5306607 )
Con's--I really can think of no con's for this book.
Pro's--I love the style of book that uses an innocent and unbiased child to portray in its fullest gore the injustice and atrocity of a situation most of us have gotten hardened to. That is exactly what this book does. I appreciated the way that Bruno innocently stated things that confused him, leaving out the gruesome details but allowing the more knowledgeable reader to understand what is really happening. This was a very good book with a startling ending! A must read!
There was nothing in it a younger child should not read but I do not think that most, under the age of 13 or 14, would understand the hints.
Ages 13 and up. Five Stars.
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