tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post5712658209180428050..comments2024-03-28T12:15:28.620-07:00Comments on Coastal Horizons... <i>books, beaches, and backroad adventures</i>: The Boy in the Striped PajamasLeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-87184045809851847002010-03-13T13:13:06.319-08:002010-03-13T13:13:06.319-08:00Nancy - I was wondering if you ever read this. I t...Nancy - I was wondering if you ever read this. I think you mentioned it on your blog at one point, but not in a review.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-62718861295108882072010-03-10T18:51:50.864-08:002010-03-10T18:51:50.864-08:00I read a review very similar to yours about a year...I read a review very similar to yours about a year or so ago and opted not to read this book based on that review. Sounds like I've made the right choice.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-68858204636341983472010-03-10T18:36:38.306-08:002010-03-10T18:36:38.306-08:00Melanie - Thanks! :)
Tara - If you do, come back ...Melanie - Thanks! :)<br /><br />Tara - If you do, come back and let me know what you think. I'm on a WWII kick right now. Just finished Skeletons at the Feast and want to read a memoir called All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein. And, of course, I still want to read some of Stephen Ambrose's books. But for now, I'm relaxing with a "gentle read" by Rosamunde Pilcher.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-83423873275859361212010-03-09T09:23:17.322-08:002010-03-09T09:23:17.322-08:00This is one of those book that I'm always thin...This is one of those book that I'm always thinking I should try. I know the story, I know the twist, yet I still wonder how the author handles the material. Yours is perhaps one of the only not-so-positive reviews I've read and I think you make interesting points. I guess I'm still not sure if I'll ever read this one.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-54844082220950132282010-03-09T04:09:38.116-08:002010-03-09T04:09:38.116-08:00It's been a great conversation.It's been a great conversation.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706415853410863622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-65743842501320575532010-03-08T14:29:40.535-08:002010-03-08T14:29:40.535-08:00Booklogged - I was a little concerned that I was b...Booklogged - I was a little concerned that I was being too critical of the simplistic writing, but once I saw that other reviewers on Amazon had a similar reaction, I didn't feel too guilty about my harsh criticism.<br /><br />Staci - I'll be interested to hear what you think. Apparently it's one that people either love or hate.<br /><br />Melanie - Well, we all have different tastes in writing styles and plots, don't we? ;) I'm still not sure I'd feel comfortable with my seven-and-a-half year old granddaughter (or niece, of the same age) picking it up at such a young age.<br /><br />Joy - I'll have to pop over and find your review. Not sure how I missed it while writing mine. Regarding Boyne's comment about publishing it as an adult book, I have to say it's not something I'd want a young child to read. I know my granddaughter and niece are perfectly capable of reading the words, but the mature subject matter is too disturbing for their age group.<br /><br />Diane - I guess I'm in the minority. Not the first time. :)<br /><br />Nan - Oh, gosh. If reincarnation really is a possibility, I hope you didn't experience the horrors of the Holocaust in a past life, Nan.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words about my review. It was difficult to write.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-92041913842575520092010-03-08T09:13:35.615-08:002010-03-08T09:13:35.615-08:00This was recommended to me by the children's l...This was recommended to me by the children's librarian (picture books through young adult), and I just can't read it. It takes a rare book about this subject for me to be able to read it. Even as a child, I was so troubled by it. If I believed in past lives, I would think I had lived through it. I think you wrote such a good review, Les.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-34572955080182770022010-03-07T10:53:07.101-08:002010-03-07T10:53:07.101-08:00Oh, I loved this book and the movie as well; sorry...Oh, I loved this book and the movie as well; sorry u were disappointed. It was shocking.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-20496930968630482742010-03-07T08:24:06.742-08:002010-03-07T08:24:06.742-08:00Oh, I'm disappointed that you didn't like ...Oh, I'm disappointed that you didn't like this one. Although, I do understand your reasonings. I think I liked the movie more, but thought the book was very good.<br /><br />I was perplexed as to the "target audience" as well. Here's what I wrote on my post regarding that very issue: <br /><br />Boyne also said in an interview with his publisher that he wrote this novel as a book - not as an adult or children's book, just a book. He believes that classifications are more for where to place a book in a store or library; however, it was published as an adult book.Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-62479103126828758902010-03-07T05:58:51.380-08:002010-03-07T05:58:51.380-08:00Wow, you are the first person I've heard say t...Wow, you are the first person I've heard say that they didn't like the book. We passed it around amoung my book group and everyone has loved it. For me, it is the juxtaposition of the innocence of the young boy next to the greatest horror ever. And then the ending of justice. Goose bumps. In our library we have it in the kids section and not the young adult section. I'd like to talk to a child who has read the book and see what they get out of it.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706415853410863622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-13689946083599137582010-03-06T18:56:15.088-08:002010-03-06T18:56:15.088-08:00I have this book on my shelves at my middle school...I have this book on my shelves at my middle school. I'm interested in reading this one because of your review. Thanks!Stacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22415234.post-14910718521583129912010-03-06T15:01:36.225-08:002010-03-06T15:01:36.225-08:00I'm glad I watched the movie instead of readin...I'm glad I watched the movie instead of reading the book. Even though I suspected the end it still punched me in the gut. Parts of it seemed improbable but I thought worthwhile.Bookloggedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00651016653247142255noreply@blogger.com