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thebookssmuggler 's review for:
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
This book is not an easy read- not because of the language or pacing, but because of the weight it carries. The Diary of Anne Frank starts as a tender, intimate journal from a teenage girl… and slowly transforms into a living document of terror, persecution, and resilience during one of the darkest times in modern history. It’s shocking, raw, and incredibly well written; not in a polished literary way, but in the way Anne thinks, feels, questions, and observes.
Her emotions are complex and real. You see her grow up in hiding. You feel her fears, her frustrations, her longing to be free: to be a full human in a world that was trying to erase her very existence. This book is not just about one girl, it’s about an entire people who were systemically hunted, erased, and silenced. And the parallels to today are terrifying. It’s a call to resist fascism, hate, and dehumanization in any form. I’m still processing it. I probably will for a while. I hope we never forget the millions who didn’t make it out to write their stories.
Her emotions are complex and real. You see her grow up in hiding. You feel her fears, her frustrations, her longing to be free: to be a full human in a world that was trying to erase her very existence. This book is not just about one girl, it’s about an entire people who were systemically hunted, erased, and silenced. And the parallels to today are terrifying. It’s a call to resist fascism, hate, and dehumanization in any form. I’m still processing it. I probably will for a while. I hope we never forget the millions who didn’t make it out to write their stories.