Reviews tagging 'War'

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, Otto H. Frank, Mirjam Pressler

91 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

It was a privilege to read. Let it also be a call to action. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Hate crime, War, Medical content, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Genocide and Excrement

Anne Frank didn't write about the Holocaust (as it was not known in its entirety until after her death), but elements of Germany's machinations are hinted at and referenced to unknowingly so CW for Holocaust and genocide.

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, War, Violence, and Grief

Holocaust

flowerowl's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I loved it! Such a unique look into someone's, but especially a young struggling girls (or women's like how she felt it) mind. things and time are so different, yet the emotions and experience are so the same. Things almost every girl growing up feel, but never says or even sometimes dares to think of, she wrote down and expressed so purely and real (not knowing others would read it). It gives room to think all the while reading on the state of self, families, groups, Country's and cultures, without being imposing or philosophical. I would recommend it to anyone, but especially to other girls/women who feel trapped or stuk what ever situation or place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Confinement, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cancer, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

123erty456's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Racism, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Alcohol, Torture, Slavery, and Sexual violence

ajabunni's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This books Is amazing.

There's really not much I can say to It! When at first I heard of It, I didn't really thought the diary was made by an actual real kid, and that It was just fiction, but when I read It and confirmed It... was a huge shock for me! the whole diary has so many interestings things, while It would inform you on how these people had to live In hide to keep themselves safe, It would also explain things that family would do to keep sanity! It made me sad <to know that sadly this kid couldn't finish her diary and either have the chance to live the live she so much expected, and wanted to live.> but Im still so Impressed by her writing skills, this Is a must read as you will feel although sadness, also fullfillment from It, made me learn and understand so much! 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement

Moderate: Antisemitism, Violence, War, and Confinement

This book talks about the life of people who were being targetted and had to run and hide and being confined for their own safety, as this book take part of a diary of a Jewish girl on the Second World War, so If you feel highly sensitive on the topic that time was (Racism, Antisemitism, War, Violence and etc.) I wouldn't recommend reading this book until you feel ready to read about this issues, but I still highly recommend reading this book to understand more about this whole topic, as for me the more informed you are, the better you can understand.

marthe_temst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

evaag_2796's review against another edition

inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Hate crime, and War

jennino's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Racism, Child death, and Genocide

_mm_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Very important book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, War, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death

rosalie362819's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, and War