All the Broken Places / The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

by John Boyne

This John Boyne Bestselling 2 Books Set 1. All the Broken Places 9780593653067 2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 9780385751063

Genres: Fiction, Audiobook, Historical Fiction

800 pages, Hardcover

Published May 14, 2023

About the author

I was born in Dublin, Ireland, and studied English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by UEA.

I’ve published 14 novels for adults, 6 novels for younger readers, and a short story collection. The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas was a New York Times no.1 Bestseller and was adapted for a feature film, a play, a ballet and an opera, selling around 11 million copies worldwide.

Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

I’m also a regular book reviewer for The Irish Times.

In 2012, I was awarded the Hennessy Literary ‘Hall of Fame’ Award for my body of work. I’ve also won 4 Irish Book Awards, and many international literary awards, including the Que Leer Award for Novel of the Year in Spain and the Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize in Germany. In 2015, I was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia.

My novels are published in 58 languages.

My 14th adult novel, ALL THE BROKEN PLACES, a sequel and companion novel to THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, will be published in the UK on September 15th 2022, in the US and Canada on November 29th, and in many foreign language editions in late 2022 and 2023.

Reviews

[tess edgley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant

[J0se · Rating 3 out of 5]

The movie is MAYBE better but schmuel basically killed Bruno 😭✌️

[Almira Najwa · Rating 5 out of 5]

the plot is very good. its truly have a very sad plot. i love how this book isnt describe the specifics point of view of the prisoner nor the army. this book shows a lot of perception from various ponts of view.

[Lynn T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poignant and heartwrenching. A must read!

[Evelyn Folkerts · Rating 5 out of 5]

So good! It had the perfect amount of suspence and history. I loved it and couldn't put it down!!

[Anniston Townes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. This book was kept me wanting to read it ,but was also sad.

[Riley Schmidt · Rating 3 out of 5]

wtf. trust me, it was good, but I think it would of been better if it was longer, but over all, it was sad

[Adelyn Jonker · Rating 4 out of 5]

So good, but sad!

[Wendi Spellman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and had a hard time putting it down. The ending was unexpected. I still have so many questions. Heidi…??!!

[Jon Nielson]

Such a hard book to read. Racism is taught, not inherent.

[DHudd · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so sad and so good. It showed what the Holocaust would have been like from the perspective of a German child.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm going to be honest.
This book is an ok book, not bad, not the best, but okay.
I read so many people's options that said that the book made them cry. well I agree that it's a sad book ( I mean, it's the second world war) but the author did not mention the war explicitly so I think I have read sadder books.

now I said I am going to be honest so here's the thing with me:
It's a really rare occurrence that books make me cry. my mother says I'm so unfilling and that I have a heart of stone. so this book did not make me cry but it may make others cry.

I think this book is good for kids about 11+

I hope this review was helpful ☺️

[Gale · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really sad, I did audiobook it so I was so confused what happened in the end and I was shocked when I looked it up. I feel so terrible for the family because they’ll never see him again but the fact they both stuck together was awesome.