A review by crikhopit
Margot by Jillian Cantor
1.0
I really did not like this book. The premise is that Anne Frank's sister, Margot, survives the war and moves to Philadelphia, pretending to be a Christian woman named Margie from Europe. The year is 1959, the same year the movie version of her sister's book arrived in theaters. "Margie" works for a Jewish law firm (she's a secretary) that suddenly decides they want to defend Jews from WWII who are being persecuted by their "Nazi" boss.
Meanwhile, Margie's inner dialogue reveals that it was HER - and not Anne - who loved Peter and that Anne's diary was mostly a work of fiction: a diary of made-up stories. She also claims that Anne was killed by bullets meant for her, as she jumped off a cattle car and hid in the woods.
ALSO, Margie is in love with her boss, who is Jewish, but thinks she's a Christian, so he won't love her in return. Whew.
Ignoring the fact that this book was probably written by a 15-year-old, it was so insulting to the memory of Anne Frank and her infamous diary. To even fictionally claim that Anne's diary was make-believe is to alter history. We know Anne and her sister both died from typhus in the camps.
This book read like some really messed up fan fiction.
Meanwhile, Margie's inner dialogue reveals that it was HER - and not Anne - who loved Peter and that Anne's diary was mostly a work of fiction: a diary of made-up stories. She also claims that Anne was killed by bullets meant for her, as she jumped off a cattle car and hid in the woods.
ALSO, Margie is in love with her boss, who is Jewish, but thinks she's a Christian, so he won't love her in return. Whew.
Ignoring the fact that this book was probably written by a 15-year-old, it was so insulting to the memory of Anne Frank and her infamous diary. To even fictionally claim that Anne's diary was make-believe is to alter history. We know Anne and her sister both died from typhus in the camps.
This book read like some really messed up fan fiction.