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riale's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and War
livia3_answorth's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Death, Genocide, War, and Violence
Minor: Animal death
jjb21's review against another edition
5.0
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.
Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Child death, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Eating disorder, Grief, Confinement, Violence, and War
asimpson7's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Antisemitism, War, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Emotional abuse
fran_ryougi's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Antisemitism, Deportation, and War
unusuallyy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement and Antisemitism
Moderate: War
Minor: Death
lrl06's review against another edition
3.5
The reasons this weren’t a five star review from me is because I didn’t exactly find myself completely compelled to go onto the next page nor do I think I would have typically picked up a book about a 13 to 15-year-old’s life besides the political and historical context. For the context however, I think this is a vital read to understand just one person’s perspective of eight people in this mass genocide.
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Death, and Genocide
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual content
sarah_amy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Violence, and Confinement
izzykai's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, and Violence
venetiana's review against another edition
It sounds so much like badly acted contemporary German theatre, it almost felt disrespectful to Anne's thoughtful, vulnerable, honest, sensitive writing.
I sincerely hope you read it before you venture into the German audio book.
Graphic: Genocide, War, Antisemitism, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Murder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Misogyny, Deportation, Death, and Grief