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The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

7 reviews

jjb21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A beautiful, hopeful, heartbreaking account. 

It’s much more than the traumatising history I expected. In some ways it’s a charming coming-of-age story. Hearing the very real trials and tribulations of a ‘normal’ 13-year-old - stuck in a room with a bunch of ’stupid’ adults - can, at times, be very funny and charming.

But it has a menacing countdown throughout, and the final pages were always going to have me in tears.

But it’s as inspiring as it is depressing. Faced by the worst events imaginable, Anne is so wise and forgiving. She writes beautifully about life and love and humanity and hunger and purpose and society and family and friendships. And the Dutch people who support those in the Annexe are a source of great hope for the future.

I hope we’ve learned from this period of history.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Eating disorder, Grief, Confinement, Violence, and War

lbelow's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

I wish I had read this book as a teenager. As an adult, I still consider it an essential read, but this is the diary of a teenage girl, with all the moodiness, conflict, and curiosity that entails. Had I read it as a teenager, I feel like it would have resonated with me in a different way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Grief, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Genocide, Alcohol, Vomit, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Cancer

Discussion of periods, physical description of female genitalia.

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.

ajabunni's review

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.

quills4days's review

funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Excrement, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, and War

okarenhelena's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Hate crime, War, Religious bigotry, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual content, Genocide, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Police brutality, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

leialou's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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. 

Review: 

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, and Terminal illness