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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

By: John Boyne
Narrated by: Michael Maloney
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What happens when innocence is confronted by monstrous evil?

Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.

Bruno's friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

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I almost have no words. This is incredible. The narrator is the best I’ve listened to. And the story. Just wow. The writer is so good. Just listen to it, you won’t regret it.

Incredible.

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An extraordinarily powerful piece of writing recounting the nazi prison camp story of WW2.
The narrator was brilliant.

A story for all generations

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This book took me by on a most memorable and poignant journey. The narration was superb and I’m eager to listen to the next book in the series. Highly recommended.

Wonderfully crafted

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An absolute masterpiece. Brilliant concept of hinting at the horrors of the holocaust via an innocent little German boy.

Powerful.

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I loved this book because it had a great story line to it and was a very sad book.
I would recommend it to people 12 and above because it is probably to depressing for younger ages.

It is Amazing!

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Brilliant story and Narrator. Suitable story for all ages. Everyone should read this story. Adults, children… everyone

Brilliant

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An amazing story that reflects the naïveté of innocence in children, or perhaps the refusal to admit reality in adults.
Well written and narrated, a story that really captures the imagination and compels thought. Loved it!

The naivety of innocence

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I listened to this audio book in one sitting after my grandson (age 11) had been given it to read at school and was very distressed by it.
I grew up in Germany post WWll, with my father being in the British Army and occupying there, wives and families were accommodated there too. My father had been one of the original troops who liberated Bergen-Belsen, and at age 8, I overheard his distress and anger, and observed his out-of-character anger towards the German population at the time. So this book was a poignant reminder of my own loss of innocence at that dreadful time in history.

A Deeply Moving Fable

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Great story and well narrated. I love this book. Highly recommend. 4 more words required.

Such a great novel

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This is an incredible book… sad, sincere, and told through the innocence of a child.

Incredible book.

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