A harrowing tale of the holocaust narrated from the naive viewpoint of a 9 year old. This book makes you think not about grand things and overarching themes, but about things that you took for granted your whole life. It manages to instil a certain degree of life and vividness to seemingly mundane experiences and leaves you uncomfortably squirming for answers to fortify your preconceived notions of other people and their cultures in the face of blunt questions posed by an innocent boy.
Definitely a recommended ready for anyone wishing to understand people.