Reviews tagging 'Violence'

O Diário de Anne Frank by Anne Frank

28 reviews

fresh_tepid_snoozed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Some notable quotes:

"For one fleeting moment I thought, 'Him and his lies. I'll smack his ugly mug so hard he'll go bouncing off the wall.'"
"And keep trying to find a way to become what I'd like to be and what I could be if... if only there were no other people in the world."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

zecrecruq's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

buzzinfly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Physical abuse and Torture

Minor: Alcohol

ar__reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

featheredpages07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

So eyecatching, interesting and thought provoking, literally could not place this book down. Currently she has written the only book that I have read from cover to cover in one sitting, while in Normandy France as well! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

livia3_answorth's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal death

jjb21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

A beautiful, hopeful, heartbreaking account. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War

sarah_amy's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Now I know why most people read this book at least once in their lives. Anne's self-awareness, reflection, compassion, ability to self-soothe, and still find gratefulness in her life in one of the most horrific times in history is so humbling. She held onto her own convictions and self-worth with such strength, no matter how hopeless and lonely things became. So many of these qualities I'm only just getting the hang of in my 30s. Again, truly humbling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

izzykai's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and War

rushh's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and War

Moderate: Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts