I found that Taika, through humour, makes the uncomfortable themes of the story more approachable for many, that he stayed true to the plot and emotional core, while housing the Elsa, Johannes, Roswita, etc. What this book depicts so powerfully is not just the ugliness of war (and particularly of the Nazi ideology) but also of the human heart.

When he was recuperating from pneumonia the disease had arisen from a dormant state, after which his sorrow was incurable, for he felt he was the cause of my sister's death by having passed it on to her. And, despite the fact that Johannes was the person who was doing something wrong, he’s quick to point out Elsa’s faults and follies (even though she’s gone through a highly traumatic experience).Johannes is a boy who is a Hitler Youth who is entranced by Hitler when he discovers his parents are hiding a Jewish girl named Elsa. Also, one man was known by everyone by his nickname Jojo, and so I never used it (it's the diminutive of Johannes, a common name, the German equivalent of John). If I took its death harder than I had my sister's and grandfather's, it was only because I was older — old enough to understand I'd never see it or them again. En todo momento esperaba que el libro terminará de una vez, me quería sacar eso de encima y el libro no se terminaba.

You have the familiar narrative of a family who, in this case, conceal a young Jewish woman (named Elsa) in their home. By the time Herr Gruber got to my father, my father couldn't stay still, especially as Herr Gruber finished with his feet and continued to fuss around measuring his legs to see if there was a difference, because if there was, it wasn't good for the back. Neću o glavnim akterima previše pričati da samu radnju ne bih otkrivao, ali verujem da većina neće gledati sa razumevanjem Johanesa.

There is no doubt about the fact that Ms Leunens novel is a fabulous book It makes any reader feel that. Going through the pages, it was always fun guessing from the arms alone if it was my father, mother or sister who was holding me.

At first, she wasn't at all fond of the idea because she felt that she would be intruding on us; and she reassured my parents at breakfast every morning that she wouldn't bother them long . The same photographs of my sister stood on the side table of our living room until one by one, with the passing years, most of my memories were absorbed into these poses. The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Book Thief, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas – all are brilliant books that give us a glimpse into the Jewish experience during WWII. Other books have exposed the evil of the Nazis, but how they took such pains to teach innocent children, such as Johannes, to feel superior to other “inferior beings” that they must “rid the world of” is something that seems to still touch a raw nerve. Anything past that in the book made me reevaluate the characters, plot, and points the story was making.

I don’t want you to give the ending away, but if you were to keep the story going, what would be his fate (and, if you want, what would be Elsa’s future)?

I wasn't really quite sure what to expect, having read the synopsis and also having seen the trailer for the film based on it, Jojo Rabbit. Quise leer este libro porque en el se basa la película Jojo Rabbit, la cual no vi pero el trailer me encantó, un niño se inventa un amigo imaginario mientras pasa su niñez en la Austria nazi, participa de las juventudes Hitlerianas, y entre medio su familia oculta a una judía en la casa, por cierto su amigo imagimario es Hitler. It explores a less rare from of relationship, it appears, than one believes: love so total that it locks up, isolates and colonises the partner until destruction; annihilates the outside world. Is Johannes himself truly free, or as much a victim of Hitler’s brainwashing as the Jewish girl forced to hide for her life?For instance, there are times when Johannes comments on his naivety, and where he begrudges some of his actions, yet, at the same time, it’s clear that a part of Johannes is still trying to rationalize his obsession with Elsa and his subsequent actions. By then Pimmichen was already seventy-four years old and we didn't want her to struggle on her own, therefore we took her in. How did he transform book Johannes (a terrible person who treats Elsa like literal property and lets her believe the war was won by Germany for FOUR YEARS after it ended) into the misled yet good-hearted kid we got in the film? I remember because my eleventh birthday wasn't far away and there was a calendar on the shoemaker's wall.