Talk:The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

message: I made a little change on this article because this is not the first Holocaust novel written for children.  Not sure what the first was, but I know Carol Matas has written a few, including Turned Away.Bjones 13:22, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, according to the Post link, "It is Boyne’s first children’s book, and the first novel written specifically for children about the Holocaust" so I'm not sure either. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 17:42, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would guess at a research slip in writing the Post article.  It is rare, but not a first as far as I can tell.Bjones 00:42, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's ridiculous; here's a bibliography that lists 23 children's fiction books on this topic! --Orange Mike 14:37, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ? 

message: :There's a big hint that you're about to read the plot, as it's headed "Plot" - best not read by those who don't want to find out what the plot is. Ty 02:57, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spoiler tags 

message: How is that an appropriate genre tag? There's no comedy in the book whatsoever. 86.16.139.140 (talk) 21:04, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Genre: [[Tragicomedy]]?

message: I'd like to make the suggestion that a 'Criticism' section is added to this article, exploring the voices raised against it for its falsifying of tragic events and glaring inaccuracies.
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Completely agree on this. The commander of the camp was Rudolf Hoess who had 4 children and 0 died in the gas.
It is very sad that this book is mixing facts with fiction and there is no warning.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.98.88.168 (talk) 19:47, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While Rudolf Hoess was in charge of Auschwitz, this story doesn't specify any particular camp name.  Also, a work of fiction within a factual historic background is not a new idea, nor does it undermine accuracy.  Many of the crtiscisms (such as assuming alll children under 10 were immediately gasssed or that it was impoossible for a part of the fence to be unmoitored) are based on comparrison of the book with the general norm.  Real life tels us that exceptiuons frequently occur. Dainamo (talk) 10:21, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Auschwitz (Out-With) is the camp name and IS mentioned in the book.GrahamHardy (talk) 12:44, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Not really that good?

message: At the moment we are studiying it in school and Bruno is 8, not 9 years old... Just thought i should point that out... Qwertytrains (talk) 19:08, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: In the book he is 8.  Is it the film you have been watching? --Escape Orbit (Talk) 20:13, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

text: He is 8 in the beggining, but turns 9 at a later point.66.170.194.171 (talk) 03:49, 26 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Error (sadly i can't edit)

message: 1. When does it say that Bruno and Shmuel play checkers?
2. Isn't it Gretel that refers to the non-Jews as the Opposites?
KillerKat (talk) 17:15, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Several contributors may be confusing the book and the movie. I'm not even sure it's wise to have separate articles for them. --Uncle Ed (talk) 17:34, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

text: Another good point of error is not really an error but rather a point to make in the article. Point to make in the movie (as I have not actually read the book) it states that both youths were 8. I assume in the book perhaps that it states both boys were nine. Either way when mentioning the movie the article should point out that the movie labels both boys to be 8 years of age. -Tabooooooooooo
I have just finished reading this book & there seem to be a number of errors in this wiki page. For example, we never find out the names of Bruno's parents or even the family's surname. I presume the character names listed on this wiki page have been taken from the movie. The plot section on this page also mentions that Lt Kotler drags Pavel from the room & kills him. This was never mentioned in the book nor did Bruno's father tell him the people on the other side of the fence are Jews. Bruno first hears the word Jew when talking with his sister, Gretel. The contributor above is correct, the book starts with Bruno at age nine & Schmuel is also 9 when they eventually meet halfway through the book. I will wait a week and if there are no objections, I will correct the errors. Hagi2000 (talk) 10:30, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Errors, or have I missed something? 

message: Do we want to reveal the death of the boy without a spoiler warning? --Uncle Ed (talk) 17:33, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Spoiler again

message: This book is probably good for people who are in high school studying about World War II. Way too depressive. The onl part that was made for children was the censoring of curse words used. (Next sentence might be a spoiler) It is sad how the boy dies at the end and what happens to the family.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by SamuraiClaw (talk • contribs) 17:55, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Would you also class "Diary of Anne Frank" in the same way? Kids today see loads of news reports about murders and massacres in their own countries and abroad. Agreed, it is a sad book and the subject matter is very hard, but how much do you think children should be sheltered from such realities? (79.190.69.142 (talk) 10:36, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

text: this may be too tragic for children and ironically part of the movie structure is, that children do not understand what very well can effect them. I applaud the author and I find it to be a great adult informative as I think the authors intention was to show in some light what children see and we think they are clueless about everyday in any situation. It is very important to the article to emphasize on that issue specifically as that is what the book/movie seems to express. 
-Tabooooooooooo  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.0.16 (talk) 03:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Not for children, way too tragic

message: Why is it referred to as a fable in the genre section? I'd change it but it's semi-protected. JackWilfred (talk) 20:45, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Fable?

message: Substituted at 08:00, 30 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Hi fellow wikipedians, I will be making several major changes to the wikipedia page in the coming weeks. I will be changing the lead section to remove some background information as well as remove the inaccuracy about the book being a best seller in 2007 and 2008 in Spain. I will be adding a background section about Boyne's making of the book. Additionally I will include a genre and style section to discuss holocaust children's literature. I will be including an analysis that focuses on the impact of Boyne's portrayal of the novel as a fable and the ramifications on education. Lastly I will include an "In other media" section where I will link to the movie and discuss the ballet, and provide reviews. I hope to edit the critic's section by removing block quotations and will streamline the citation formatting.
:Look forward to seeing what you have.  Please be sure you cite your sources.   Unfortunately I think that a section on "holocaust children's literature" is not in the scope of this article, which is purely about one book.  Similarly, content about the ballet would be better in its own article.  Why don't you start one? --Escape Orbit (Talk) 21:11, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I have pretty much finished up, I hope it is to your liking, I did a great deal of research for this and tried to incorporate the holocaust literature section as relatable to the book as I could. It cannot be a stand-alone article and I feel like it provides the necessary information for the reader as to why Boyne chose a fable format and the ramifications he has faced for that based on the larger world's views. Chase Jablon (Talk) 1:10, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overview of major additions