The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne
Taste attributes: teendramahistoricalwarheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, serious book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler.
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- Author
- John Boyne
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 257
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- Open Library
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