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A review by rachelcbentley
Annelies by David R. Gillham
2.0
I knew going in that this book was going to be gritty and hard. Unfortunately, it wasn't gritty in the way that I wanted it to be. I felt like we brushed over a lot of events and that left the development not unjustified, but unbuilt. I understand the anger of Anne, but the way the actual hiding and the time at the camps makes it hard to fully comprehend the level of anger she had. I'm sold on the anguish surviving had - I just wanted it to be harder on the reader to get there.
I also found myself separating the Anne Frank we know as a historical figure from the character Anne. There was a sense of disjointedness like I knew who we were reading about and then didn't.
I think I'm going to stick to reading accounts and that if nothing else I've gleaned from this book that I'm not a fan of reworking history.
I don't regret reading it though, I made it through it, but I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone with a similar taste in books.
I also found myself separating the Anne Frank we know as a historical figure from the character Anne. There was a sense of disjointedness like I knew who we were reading about and then didn't.
I think I'm going to stick to reading accounts and that if nothing else I've gleaned from this book that I'm not a fan of reworking history.
I don't regret reading it though, I made it through it, but I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone with a similar taste in books.