Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

50 reviews

booksjessreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book absolutely needs no introduction and there isn't much I could say that would do this book justice. I was expecting it to be very dark and heavy material, and there is certainly a lot of that. However, what I found most interesting is Anne's musings of her teenage years and her descriptions of her own behaviour and character. I thought they added a great dimension to the diary. 

I also listened to this version by Helena Bonham Carter who really brought Anne to life. She reads it so appropriately and it made it such an immersive experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cancer

michela_ognibeni's review against another edition

emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Death

Moderate: War

emminkirjakasa's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

Annen kirjoitukset ovat aitoja nuoren tytön ajatuksia. Hämmentävää kirjassa on se, miten saman tyylistä tekstiä olisi voinut kirjoittaa oman ikäiseni tyttö omina teinivuosina. Rehelliset kuvaukset ärtymyksestä, seksuaalisuudesta, kaipuusta, vapaudenhalusta, omasta tahdosta ja nuoreksi naiseksi kasvamisesta. 

Historian tämä kirja kuvaa rehellisesti, vaikkakin sota jää "pienelle" osalle päiväkirjamerkinnöissä. Se tekee mielestäni kirjasta niin kauniin. Kuinka arki jatkuu salaisessa siivessä vaikka sota myllää ympärillä. Kuinka ihastus kumpuaa vaikka ilmahälytykset soivat.

Kirjan loppu särkee erityisesti sydämen. Kun päiväkirjamerkinnät lähenevät 1944 elokuuta ja salaisen siiven paljastumista ilman, että Anne siitä tietää. Puheet toivosta ja elämästä sodan jälkeen kuuluvat vielä viimeisillä sivuilla.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Confinement, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit

kerttuolivia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death

grereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Genocide, and Deportation

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Animal death, and Antisemitism

poirot's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Deportation, Antisemitism, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Death

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