Boyne, John (22 February 2018). "John Boyne on Homosexuality and Changing Attitudes". WHSmith . Retrieved 1 February 2019. [...]not because I had any issue with being gay[...] Boyne, John (19 July 2017). " At Swim, Two Boys Is a Great Irish Novel, a Gay Love Story but So Much More". The Irish Times . Retrieved 1 February 2019. As a young gay man behind a bookshop counter, I watched the people who bought At Swim, Two Boys—and there were a lot of them—and used it as a tool for flirtation. A reprint of John Boyne's introduction to At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill. Stay Where You Are & Then Leave has an extremely slow beginning, in which readers learn a bit about Alfie's past and his connection to his father. It takes way too long for Boyne to introduce the main conflict of the novel, in which Alfie attempts to locate his father, due to the huge emphasis on the various ways the war has damaged Alfie's family. Some younger readers will have trouble pushing through the first half of the novel, but the 2nd half of the novel makes the sluggish beginning feel worthwhile. Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a novel with one of the youngest narrators I've read. As I said in my review of Picture Me Gone, it is fascinating to see the world through the eyes of a child. Stay Where You Are and Then Leave begins with Alfie living a relatively calm and normal life, where instead of being preoccupied by the war, his family is his whole world. Alfie perceives the adults in his family and close-knit community to be ancient: old men, who are constantly exhausted and experience poor eyesight, even though they are in their early 20s and 30s, and he struggles to imagine what it must be like to be 21 years old. Just four years on, Alfie understands the world a little better – unfortunately too well, for such a young boy. Alfie knows that his mother is hiding letters from Georgie in her bedroom, so he sneaks in to read them, and is often confused by what he finds. Until one day the letters stop. Alfie is left wondering what has happened to his father. Margie reveals that he is part of a top-secret government mission, but Alfie believes that his mother just won't face the reality of his father's death. But is he really dead? McClements, Freya. "Is making a living just from writing books a literary fiction?". The Irish Times . Retrieved 10 January 2020.

Nine-year-old boys usually turn ten at some point. It's the nineteen-year-olds who have difficulty turning twenty.”As a history teacher I really think this book is a bit of a gem. I can see myself happily using it to suggest as extended reading for those eager students who want a bit more out of the World War One unit I currently teach but we haven't got the time for in class. Being aimed at a slightly younger audience also meant it wasn't nasty or graphic in the way war stories for teens can be meaning I can happily recommend it to younger or more sensitive students without worrying about them being traumatised by what they are reading. John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of six novels for adults. His first novel for children, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, won two Irish Book Awards, was shortlisted for the British Book Award and has been made into a film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin. An interesting point was that each chapter was called, as I found out, a line from different songs that were popular at that time.The only things that the story could have done without were the occasional unnecessary descriptions, although I liked the way that the tale - well, the writing – seemed to be growing with Alfie. John Boyne (born 30 April 1971) is an Irish novelist. [1] He is the author of fourteen novels for adults, six novels for younger readers, two novellas and one collection of short stories. His novels are published in over 50 languages. His 2006 novel The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was adapted into a 2008 film of the same name. Battle of the Boyne ends with novelist thankful for Aidan Comerford apology– TheTimes.co.uk". Sunday Times. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020 . Retrieved 26 May 2023.

Me chocó un poco leer lo crudo la vida de los soldados dentro de la guerra y fuera. John lo hace una forma sutil pero, no obstante, sigue siendo chocante. Cuenta el sufrimiento de los soldados, las familias, las personas que no quisieron ir a la guerra y aquellos que fueron desterrados por haber nacido en el país enemigo. a b Flood, Alison (7 January 2020). "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author defends work from criticism by Auschwitz memorial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 February 2020. Alfie had to do something to help. He was determined to help his mom by keeping his job from her.I admired his courage and his determination for his secret mission to be achieved, helping his dad. Then the end result where it nearly traumatizes him. Then letters that his mother received, she hid them From Alfie. There were so many secrets. From both sides. And keeping secrets means they're protecting one another, but yikes I wanted to just shake them.La historia comienza con Alfie cumpliendo 5 años y con el recuerdo de haber "despidiendo" a su padre.