Summary:
Bruno is a nine year old boy in 1940's Germany whose father is a Commandant in the German army. After a visit from the Fury, Bruno and his family are moved to a house far away called Out-With. There is nothing anywhere near the house, except for a very big fence that goes on for as far as Bruno can see. Bruno and his sister have no one to play with or talk to except the other soldiers. One day, Bruno goes exploring, and finds a speck that becomes a spot that becomes a blob that becomes a boy. Suddenly Out-With is not as bad.
Thoughts:
It reads exactly like being in a little boy's brain. Boyne does a perfect job of getting the 9-year-old's voice right. It also showed an interesting point of view of Nazi Germany. It's not often that you see a story written about the World War 2 era from the view of the Germans. This was incredible. I see why this is so highly recommended. It was a great story, written beautifully. I think it's tied for favorite of the year so far. It's only tied because the whole thing in general is kind of depressing, but that's the only thing keeping it from really surpassing everything else for the year. Great book though.
Pages: 240
Genre: Historical fiction
Grade: A+
Would I Recommend?: Hell effing yes.
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