Reviews

My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds by Hannah Pick-Goslar

beccagard13's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

sophieee_1998's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely devastating, terrifying, heartbreaking and tragic book. But a very, VERY important one too. One of the things Hannah said: “a quiet, loving, comfortable existence can be stolen away by the powerful forces of hate.” I think that really captures her story and the horrifying things so, so many people lived through in the Second World War, which she also describes in detail.

It feels weird to give such a heavy weighed book 5 stars but it deserves it, for everyone who died, for the people who lost their loved ones and also for the people who survived, to honour them and to never forget what happened for the people in this generation, but also for the future generations.

Thanks to Hannah, for telling this very important story and truth about that very scary and horrible time in history.

{STARS: 5

drcmallen's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

hartabigail's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

sundance78's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

rapunzchelle's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

nutmeg80's review against another edition

informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

dappeltje's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

xoxodonna's review

4.5

Need to reread. I read it in the fourth grade and still have vivid memories of events that occurred, definitely had a lasting impression. 

juleswrix's review

5.0

I just couldn’t put it down.
I feel like it’s such a relevant read during the state of politics at the moment. From the riots in the UK to the state of conflict in Gaza. This book helped me empathise and understand Isreal’s stance - not that it excuses anything! Would recommend for everyone even if you haven’t read Anne Franks diary