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

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4.0

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I decided not the give this book a proper rating as I just wasn’t comfortable with doing so. But this book was heartbreaking and inspiring. For such a young girl she had beautifully profound thoughts and taught many lessons that I think everyone could learn something from. If Anne was able to grow older, I am certain she would have continued to be a courageous, self aware and loving individual and turned out to be an incredibly talented and successful author! 💗💗

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5.0

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5.0

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4.5

Key Themes:

War; Fear; Coming of Age; and Love.

Best (or Worst) Moments:

I really loved the moments in which Anne talked about her emotions and mental health. It only makes sense that a young girl in the prime of her life, who has been forced into hiding would feel panic and fear and suffer from periods of depression and I love how frank she was about her feelings.

Was this Book What I Expected?:

I watched the film years ago in school so kind of knew what to expect, but I love that Anne’s diary alongside illustrating her life in hiding, also outlines all of her emotions and her experience of puberty and development into mature teen.

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I really like Anne’s writing. I find that non-fiction novels don’t usually engage me but Anne’s diary had me gripped. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter, which was really well done which further added to the experience. The diary was complex, sad, funny, ad delved deeply into relationships in close quarters.

Things to Research Further

I really enjoyed this book - would love to read more books about other individuals’ experiences of the war.

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4.75

It almost feels inappropriate to give this book a rating; particularly with the simple "Anne's Diary Ends Here" denoting her family being captured by the Gestapo and her subsequent tragic death, but it is simply phenomenal. Frank is obviously not a professional writer, and hence there are stylistic issues I'd be more critical of if she was, but she has a vivacity that still shines through even when she is ranting about the other occupiers. Deducting a .25 star for the editing out of her bicuriosity, as it could've been such a useful resource for modern day people, seeing such a famous teenager experiencing the same as them. A must read for anyone.

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3.5

The first few pages felt quite repetitive in my opinion.. Anne's self reflection in her diary entries were so heartbreaking to read. As a 15 year old, I find that they're maturely expressed. I think that the hopefulness during such oppressive circumstances makes us emotional knowing what is to come.

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