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josephinewillow's review against another edition
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I decided not the give this book a proper rating as I just wasn’t comfortable with doing so. But this book was heartbreaking and inspiring. For such a young girl she had beautifully profound thoughts and taught many lessons that I think everyone could learn something from. If Anne was able to grow older, I am certain she would have continued to be a courageous, self aware and loving individual and turned out to be an incredibly talented and successful author! 💗💗
Graphic: Confinement, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Genocide
leialou's review against another edition
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4.5
Key Themes:
War; Fear; Coming of Age; and Love.
Best (or Worst) Moments:
I really loved the moments in which Anne talked about her emotions and mental health. It only makes sense that a young girl in the prime of her life, who has been forced into hiding would feel panic and fear and suffer from periods of depression and I love how frank she was about her feelings.
Was this Book What I Expected?:
I watched the film years ago in school so kind of knew what to expect, but I love that Anne’s diary alongside illustrating her life in hiding, also outlines all of her emotions and her experience of puberty and development into mature teen.
Review:
I really like Anne’s writing. I find that non-fiction novels don’t usually engage me but Anne’s diary had me gripped. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter, which was really well done which further added to the experience. The diary was complex, sad, funny, ad delved deeply into relationships in close quarters.
Things to Research Further
I really enjoyed this book - would love to read more books about other individuals’ experiences of the war.
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Excrement, Antisemitism, and War
lexarobinson's review
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4.75
It almost feels inappropriate to give this book a rating; particularly with the simple "Anne's Diary Ends Here" denoting her family being captured by the Gestapo and her subsequent tragic death, but it is simply phenomenal. Frank is obviously not a professional writer, and hence there are stylistic issues I'd be more critical of if she was, but she has a vivacity that still shines through even when she is ranting about the other occupiers. Deducting a .25 star for the editing out of her bicuriosity, as it could've been such a useful resource for modern day people, seeing such a famous teenager experiencing the same as them. A must read for anyone.
Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, and War
miccy26's review
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4.5
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Child death
major_tom's review
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5.0
It’s a must read for all of us. I’ve felt broken after finishing it, which I didn’t expect going in. The diary is so well written, it is as if you’re looking at the world through her eyes. It’s a miracle we have an opportunity to read it. Let’s remind ourselves what atrocities humans can do if we let ourselves be heartless and discriminative.
Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, and Antisemitism
Minor: Child death and Death
lucys_library's review against another edition
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4.5
I was surprised and so overjoyed to see the explorations of female sexuality, it wasn't what I expected to gain from this book.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent
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