The Boy In The Striped Pajamas -

The book is historically inaccurate. The death camps weren't places where a nine-year-old German could sit and chat with a prisoner for a year. Bruno’s naivety is unrealistic (most German children knew the fences were dangerous). And the idea that a Commandant’s son could get into the gas chamber is a fictional plot device that misrepresents how the camps were organized.

This narrative trick is genius and brutal. As an adult reader, you are constantly screaming inside your head. Bruno, no! Look at the smoke from the chimney! Look at the soldier’s boots! Run away! But Bruno doesn't hear you. He is too busy being bored and looking for adventure. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The heart of the story is the relationship between Bruno and Shmuel, the boy on the other side of the fence. Their friendship is pure. They don't care about politics or religion; they care about chess and whether they miss their grandparents. The book is historically inaccurate