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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
lifeinmybook's review against another edition
5.0
This book is such a fantastic read! Anne has such a way of words, especially in her fantasy stories. It's difficult to not re-read right away!
smithers815's review against another edition
5.0
I purchased this book when I visited the Anne Frank house last year and I am so glad that I did. I loved getting to see more of Anne and her personality come through in her writing. If she and I had been pals, we would have gotten into some trouble. This is a great mentor text for both Social Studies and ELA teachers alike!
david611's review against another edition
5.0
Essays and Short Stories, having exquisite content written by a 15-year old!!
That's what makes this a 5-star! (Otherwise a four would suffice)
Recommended to be read after reading Anne's Diary. That will make the stories more effective, because the reader would have an idea of Anne's beauty by then! :)
Some amazing essays, and awesome stories. Also includes a few reminiscences that are a part of Anne's Diary.
That's what makes this a 5-star! (Otherwise a four would suffice)
Recommended to be read after reading Anne's Diary. That will make the stories more effective, because the reader would have an idea of Anne's beauty by then! :)
Some amazing essays, and awesome stories. Also includes a few reminiscences that are a part of Anne's Diary.
katyl's review against another edition
3.0
This is a varied collection of stories & essays. Anne Frank shows a good understanding of human nature given that this work was written when she was no more than 15 years old, & writes in an engaging way. Her essay, 'Give', is an interesting, albeit short, reflection on wealth & poverty, & status & the lack of it, & is a plea to give to the poor (or beggars as Anne calls them). And her sentence from it on p.138 encapsulates my feeling at the moment:
'Why should one be nicer to a rich woman than to a poor one?'
'Why should one be nicer to a rich woman than to a poor one?'
blevisky's review against another edition
3.0
as always, i enjoyed the non-fiction section much more than the fiction part.
atticmoth's review against another edition
4.0
Part 1 of this book, “Fables and Short Stories,” comprises the fiction that Anne Frank refers to numerous times in her diary. While some have kept in mind that these fictions were written by a teenager, they stand on their own as solid works of fiction, even without the astounding historical context. Frank takes on a surrealistic tone similar to that of Leonora Carrington in some stories, and I found them thoroughly enjoyable to read through. Each story packs a lot into just a few pages, but contain moments of wisdom beyond the author’s years. My favorite was “Eve’s Dream,” but the beginning of her unfinished novel Cady’s Life has some really strong ideas too. The second part of the book was entitled “Personal Reminisces and Essays” and I feel would have been more effective if edited into her Diary. These are mostly autobiographical, but I suppose the distinction is that they describe a period of time before she started writing the diary?