Book Review

As some of you may know, I have started/joined a book club this summer. We are at exactly two members as of right now, but hey, we are rockin'. We finished our first book this last week, which was The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne. GREAT book. I would highly recommend it. It's the story of a nine year old boy, Bruno, living in Germany during World War II. He has a love for grand adventures and exploration, which leads him to another 9 year old boy, who is living by Bruno's house. (Side note: this book reviewing is more difficult than I thought. How much do I reveal without ruining your fun of reading it yourself? It doesn't really help that this book is very short.) Anyways, its an easy read in of itself, but it alludes to much bigger, deeper ideas and situations. And it has a movie version! I love reading a book and then comparing it to the movie. Of course, the movie usually gets torn to shreds while the book is glorified, but whatever. I haven't seen the movie yet, but the trailer looks really good- it alone made me want to cry. Bruno and his friend Shmuel are super adorable. And Bruno's father is played by David Thewlis (a.k.a. Remus Lupin), so how bad can it be? And the actors all have British accents, which really makes you think of Nazi Germany, right?



 Bruno


Shmuel