leondcon 's review for:

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

5.0

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The suffering was so horrible, and yet Anne kept a positive, empathetic, and grateful attitude. Learning. Finding the bright side and improving herself as a person. Always looking to the future. She loved history. Mythology, writing, nature, her father, and the idea of helping people and making a difference. She was very self-aware and tried to also be empathetic of others and why they may be behaving the way they did. There is a good reason her story caused such a large response all over the world. Making her maybe the most popular and well-known story/person in nazi Germany. 

There are many sides to Anne. There is the part of her surviving and maturing that takes the situation very seriously and prays for other jews. Then there is the part of her that is just a little girl. She wants to date boys, learn about her body and sex, have friends, and learn about movie stars. She wants to go to school and play with her cat. She wants to get her period, dance, sing, and write stories. She planned to be a professional writer. 

This is a very watered-down summary of who she was. There is no alternative to reading her experience yourself. Her diary shows humanity and the inhumanity of war and facism. 

I listened to it in audiobook, and the narrator was excellent bringing the experiences to life.