Reviews

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

readingwithreagan's review against another edition

4.0

So powerful. Loved hearing an authentic voice from the Holocaust and what it was like to be a teenage girl back then.

booktrovert_crystal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

historic_chronicles's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

5.0

ashs_books's review against another edition

5.0

The Diary of a Young Girl was excellent! I was pleasantly surprised at how easy and fun it was to read. Anne’s writing was very entertaining and funny. I loved how honest she was (obviously she was, because it was a diary haha

valefrog2000's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

manha10's review against another edition

5.0

Omg 😭😭😭😡😡😡😡😡 these are the only two emojis that can explain my thoughts right now..... the fact that this was written by a teenager and captures the feeling of not seeing the world for two years and changing as a person and trying to fit in but still herself in a world full of destruction and on top of that staying strong and hopeful is just beyond inspiring. This book will make you look at many things in life differently and most importantly the power of freedom that is taken for granted. You realize that freedom is one of humanity's most prized possessions and not all people had a taste of sweet freedom in history. You see Anne grow as a person in this book and you can see the difference from reading her first entries and her last owns before she dies. Stars cannot shine without darkness and Anne frank showed the world that it is possible to have hope and courage in the worst moments of our life and it's not okay to give up just because it is a easy thing to do and happiness needs to be earned you can't be given happiness. This book is a true piece of art that will remain as one as long as our world exists because it shows the point of view of a teenager during a destructive and terrible war and that war is difficult for everybody no matter their age. It is a mere fact that the world has lost a GREAT writer who could have dug deep into the problems of humanity and just life in general her writing is so true so real that it makes you feel things every sentence she writes. Rip to Anne frank and everybody who helped hide the freaks and van daans. They are heroes that will never be forgotten and are examples that lift exists in darkness even if it seems impossible. This book will forever stay with me and hopefully everybody gets a chance to read this eye opener.

olliejp2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Antisemitism

Minor: Racial slurs

wietse111's review against another edition

5.0

Ik durfde het eigenlijk niet aan om dit boek te lezen omdat het feit dat het echt is heel raar voelde. Maar blij dat ik hem gelezen heb. Literair is het niet heel bijzonder, het is een dagboek van een meisje die eigenlijk heel normaal overkomt. Maar dan schuilend voor de nazis. En dan houdt het op. Hartverscheurend.

aks11's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.25

For some who wants to touch upon our inner and outer worlds all at once 

lanes100's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.0