a story in progress

Before you get any weird ideas, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is actually referring to a book written by John Boyne. I took some time off yesterday, to indulge myself in a constructive and non-destructive way - which is picking up a book and read it.

Anyway, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is about a nine year old boy, Bruno. Basically, the entire plot of the book is about Bruno trying to comprehend what is happening around him in his new home. Sounds kinda trivial right? Well for starters, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a children book. But I'm sure adults will like it as well.

Because the crucial theme of the novel is about the Holocaust period and the Final Solution. I'm sure for those out there who are aware of the term Holocaust, will find themselves asking, what on earth is subject of Holocaust doing in a children's book? Shouldn't children books focus about fantasy, magical quest, knight in a shinning armor, damsel in distress, etc.

Well, that's what I thought at first before purchasing the book. In fact, now that I look back at it, the subject of Holocaust is what probably that drew me into buying the book in the first place.

I'm proud to say that The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas definitely deliver it's killer punch especially at it's last few pages. In fact, I'm not really sure it's meant to be a children book any more after finishing it. One thing is clear though; this book will not go gently into any good night and also it definitely haunts the mind for days after.

So future readers, be warn! The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is not a jolly,light-hearted children novel, to be taken so casually! Be sure to read up on the Holocaust before hand, to help you understand this novel better.


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On a lighter note, I stumble across 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe (including myself) while I was surfing the Internet, the other day;

Myth 1: We use only 10 percent of our brains.
Myth 2: You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
Myth 3: Fingernails and hair grow after death.
Myth 4: Shaved hair grows back faster, coarser and darker.
Myth 5: Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight.
Myth 6: Eating turkey makes you drowsy.
Myth 7: Mobile phones are dangerous in hospitals.

All which are proven untrue after a series of medical evidences and experiments of course. Another way, of educating ourselves and being a smarty pants. Yay!