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trin's review against another edition
5.0
Bawling by the end, but that's me every time I've read The Diary of Anne Frank. Everyone should read it. (And the people who are banning it need to go sit in a hole and think about what they've done.)
But I should talk about the adaptation here. I was skeptical about the concept, but as a supplement to the original (not, never a replacement) it's beautifully done. Folman and Polonsky are particularly deft at capturing the force of Anne's imagination. Seeing the various ways she imagines herself all grown up ... whelp, here come the tears again.
The only thing I didn't like was Folman's occasional indulgence in anachronistically quoting modern song lyrics. It stuck out and was really jarring -- Otto Frank referencing "You're So Vain" doesn't improve my understanding, sorry. But these were rare missteps.
I'm glad to have another way to experience Anne's voice and her story. I am probably not alone among young Jewish girls (and kids in general) in feeling like she could have been my friend; now that I'm older, I still feel that way. I wish we could have been weird and witty and a little mean together, nearing forty.
But I should talk about the adaptation here. I was skeptical about the concept, but as a supplement to the original (not, never a replacement) it's beautifully done. Folman and Polonsky are particularly deft at capturing the force of Anne's imagination. Seeing the various ways she imagines herself all grown up ... whelp, here come the tears again.
The only thing I didn't like was Folman's occasional indulgence in anachronistically quoting modern song lyrics. It stuck out and was really jarring -- Otto Frank referencing "You're So Vain" doesn't improve my understanding, sorry. But these were rare missteps.
I'm glad to have another way to experience Anne's voice and her story. I am probably not alone among young Jewish girls (and kids in general) in feeling like she could have been my friend; now that I'm older, I still feel that way. I wish we could have been weird and witty and a little mean together, nearing forty.
amanda1793's review against another edition
I don't think I can give a fair rating to this book... because I haven't read the actual diary to know if much of this stay true to the book.
I can tell you, I found the artwork to be very pretty, and appropriate to the time period of this graphic novel. I can also tell you I found certain aspects of this novel to be... not my favourite.
I do plan to read The Diary of Anne Frank at some point in my life time, and at that point, I may be able to give this graphic depiction of the story a proper rating.
I can tell you, I found the artwork to be very pretty, and appropriate to the time period of this graphic novel. I can also tell you I found certain aspects of this novel to be... not my favourite.
I do plan to read The Diary of Anne Frank at some point in my life time, and at that point, I may be able to give this graphic depiction of the story a proper rating.
pazfauxster's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism and War
Moderate: Cancer and Medical content
lovebooks314's review against another edition
5.0
really good and very educational but also sad I loved this banned book
mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
Een best OK graphic novel, ik had er meer van verwacht en soms was het ook best verwarrend omdat ze random stukjes uit het boek pakken, wel chronologisch, maar het liep dan toch net scheef (zoals dat ze opeens verklaarde verliefd te zijn op Petel, maar dat daar niks meer echt meegedaan wordt tot veel later). En sommige stukjes zou ik niet hebben gekozen, maar meer gegaan zijn voor de oorlog/onderduiksituatie. Ook jammer dat sommige pagina's gewoon tekst waren. De tekeningen waren wel redelijk, maar ik vond het toch op sommige punten iets missen. De romantische scene tussen Peter en Anne was een van mijn favoriete stukken, ik vond het al heel lief in het boek, maar om het te zien in tekeningen, helemaal geweldig.