A review by allmadhere106
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography by Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colón

3.0

This is a graphic novel version of Anne Frank's experiences living in hiding during WWII that is a little off the mark. I had never read Frank's story before, so that could be part of why I had a hard time getting into the book, but I don't really think that's the problem. The book was indeed text heavy and a little hard to read since there wasn't a clear reading pattern to the pages and images. I had to stop and reread pages to make things make sense, which slowed down the reading and made everything a little more difficult to get interested in. The art was okay, meaning that it wasn't anything flashy but anything more than what was given might have done disrespect to the story and that would have been a shame. I did enjoy how there was information about her family and events about the war during the story--this made everything fit into context and it was much enjoyed. I think that this book would be another good option to introduce the Frank story to new readers, though I'm sure the original book is better. I suppose I'll have to read that one when I can.