"Boyne's novel, about a young German boy who befriends a young Jewish prisoner on the other side of a fence, has been widely panned by a number of academics and sources,
including the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, for being a particularly implausible work of fiction. Critics say the book perpetuates a number of demonstrably false ideas
about the ignorance of German civilians to the Holocaust, the passivity of Jewish victims, and the pervasive nature of antisemitism in Europe. Nevertheless, this book and others
like it are often used to teach the Holocaust because, regardless of their intent, these narratives do not challenge or educate readers, but serve to comfort them. (In the past,
Boyne has responded to the criticism of his novel, defending his work.)" (2)
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