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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.
Content Warnings
Minor: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, and Terminal illness
lexarobinson's review against another edition
challenging
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informative
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sad
slow-paced
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Violence, Child death, Hate crime, and Genocide
miccy26's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Child death
major_tom's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
It’s a must read for all of us. I’ve felt broken after finishing it, which I didn’t expect going in. The diary is so well written, it is as if you’re looking at the world through her eyes. It’s a miracle we have an opportunity to read it. Let’s remind ourselves what atrocities humans can do if we let ourselves be heartless and discriminative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, and Genocide
Minor: Child death and Death
lucys_library's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
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inspiring
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medium-paced
4.5
I was surprised and so overjoyed to see the explorations of female sexuality, it wasn't what I expected to gain from this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Hate crime
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