Reviews

Anne Franks dagbok: den oavkortade originalutgåvan : anteckningar från gömstället 12 juni 1942-1 augusti 1944 by Anne Frank

nise's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

It feels so wrong that I have to rate this diary. 

At the beginning it was just the normal life of  Anne. Her insights about her classmates and such. Then they got into hiding because of the war after Anne's thirteenth birthday. 

Then the diaries were about their life in the secret annex. I got to know more about Anne, her sister Margot, the parent's of Anne, the Van Daan's, Peter, Dussel, and Peter's cat Mouschi, and all the kindhearted helpers of the family.

It is such a surreal experience having to read about their life in the annex. Reading what their day was like in 1942-1944. It's surreal knowing what happened in their day to day life in this time of the year 2024. 

Reading it feels like I was also with them, like I also knew them personally.

When I was at the end of Anne's diary, I knew already what had happened to them. I felt my stomach drop when it ended. No goodbyes no anything. Just the End. They must've been so terrified when they heard the car outside. I know Anne is petrified, she was always so so scared when she thinks someone now knows that they are hiding in the Annex. 

The sorrow I felt reading what had happened to them in the morning of August 4, 1944 and what soon happened to them after. This is an eye-opening to what the war had caused.

agrinczel's review against another edition

4.0

Classic - difficult to read (emotionally), but worth it

broncos22's review against another edition

5.0

It was good but sad

logan08's review against another edition

4.0

This book was really well edited. It really shows the reader what it was like to live with the Franks when they were in hiding and gives light to many things that some teenagers even still think about and struggle with today. I thought that the afterword was very well written and unlike in most books, I would highly suggest reading it because of what it talks about and how beautifully I feel it wraps up the book. I would recommend everyone giving this book a read at some point in their lives because it is such an amazing book with important insights, and it gives so much perspective to what it was like to be in hiding at that time.

yazzer's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

meganmthomas25's review against another edition

5.0

I am in awe of how beautifully Anne articulated her experience. She was so honest about her thoughts and feelings and I think we are better off because of it! A book everyone should read.

jessb814's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

vishal_moorthy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

sval12's review against another edition

4.0

I remember having to read this for a high school class. I don't believe I got as much out of it as I should've and definitely owe it another read.

skylabowman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense

5.0