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leweylibrary's review against another edition
5.0
Anne is just a normal girl in a lot of ways, but her situation has made her so much wiser and more mature. She's also just really smart and a really good writer. It's gutting because every time you think something like this throughout the book, you remember how her story ends. She talks about how she has these big drama to be a journalist and famous writer and you remember she never gets to do that. She gets frustated with her mom (same, girl) and vows to be a better one, but she never gets that chance. She also shares surprisingly deep thoughts on humanity, the war, antisemitism, and so much more.
ALSO it was always weird to me that this book has so often been banned or challenged, I figured it was just holocaust-denier hogwash. But now that I've read the definitive edition HOLY COW I get it. The first time she mentioned sex or menstruation I was like 😦 and then she mentioned women being attractive and I was just completely gobsmacked. No wonder they didn't want people, especially kids, reading this and what a shame they did that for so many reasons.
Oh, and Selma Blair did such a great job as a narrator!
Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexism, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and War
deparme's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: War
Minor: Confinement
abby_can_read's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book. It was hard at times. I knew how the book ended before I started it while this was the diary of a teenage who wrote about her life.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, War, Racism, Hate crime, Confinement, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Bullying, Genocide, Grief, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse
grereads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Genocide, and Deportation
proceduralbob's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Antisemitism and Confinement
Moderate: War
shelbydm's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Antisemitism
Minor: Body shaming
poirot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Deportation, Antisemitism, Confinement, and War
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
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.flowerowl's review against another edition
4.75
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
4.25
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