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mhale28's review against another edition
4.0
A 14 year old is still a 14 year old even when hiding from Nazis, and that is why this diary is still great after all these years.
jakerand420's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
A must read
kayooo's review against another edition
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
scott_h_119's review against another edition
4.0
It seems some kind of wrong to review this as if it were just a random novel written on a laptop in a coffee shop. But I gave it four stars anyway. I understand why everyone should read it. The author wrote from the heart while under the worst kind of duress. Honest and heartbreaking, it really is a remarkable accomplishment. But at the same time, if I have to criticize it for anything, it would be that it is a little repetitive: she falls in love with Peter, the teenage girl author doesn't get along with her mother, the living conditions in hiding are horrible, etc.
(I read this for Banned Books Week, and it is absolutely outrageous that some places have banned this particular book. Censorship is unAmerican!)
You should read it if you haven't and honor her memory. Then go read some other Holocaust-centric works like Night by Elie Wiesel or Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi and never let something like this happen again.
(I read this for Banned Books Week, and it is absolutely outrageous that some places have banned this particular book. Censorship is unAmerican!)
You should read it if you haven't and honor her memory. Then go read some other Holocaust-centric works like Night by Elie Wiesel or Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi and never let something like this happen again.
stierwood's review against another edition
5.0
Ayyyy no era alguien que dedicó su vida a la justicia, no era ninguna figura revolucionaria, claro que era muy lista pero al fin y al cabo era una niña escribiendo en su diario y eso creo es la clave :(
moosegurl2's review against another edition
5.0
"Jesus and Hanukkah don’t exactly go together."
"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I’m free, and yet I can’t let it show."
"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I’m Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need of some good plain fun."
"On the contrary, beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance."
"A person who’s happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!"
"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I’m free, and yet I can’t let it show."
"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I’m Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need of some good plain fun."
"On the contrary, beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance."
"A person who’s happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!"
moosegurl's review against another edition
5.0
"Jesus and Hanukkah don’t exactly go together."
"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I’m free, and yet I can’t let it show."
"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I’m Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need of some good plain fun."
"On the contrary, beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance."
"A person who’s happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!"
"I long to ride a bike, dance, whistle, look at the world, feel young and know that I’m free, and yet I can’t let it show."
"I sometimes wonder if anyone will ever understand what I mean, if anyone will ever overlook my ingratitude and not worry about whether or not I’m Jewish and merely see me as a teenager badly in need of some good plain fun."
"On the contrary, beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance."
"A person who’s happy will make others happy; a person who has courage and faith will never die in misery!"
anka_trini's review against another edition
Mehr noch als ein Bericht über das Leben der versteckten Juden im Hinterhaus ist das Tagebuch der Anne Frank für mich eine Geschichte über das Erwachsenwerden.
Sie beschäftigt sich mit den selben Fragen wie bestimmt jedes Mädchen in diesem Alter und teilt außerdem trotz allem noch die selben Probleme, was zum Beispiel die Beziehung zu den eigenen Eltern oder Sexualität angeht.
Die Passagen, in denen Anne über diese Themen schreibt, waren für mich auch am interessantesten. Vielleicht gerade deshalb, weil sie das selbst auch am meisten beschäftigt hat.
Natürlich erfährt man auch etwas über die Niederlande unter deutscher Besatzung, jedoch bleibt Politik immer bloß ein Nebenthema.
Sie beschäftigt sich mit den selben Fragen wie bestimmt jedes Mädchen in diesem Alter und teilt außerdem trotz allem noch die selben Probleme, was zum Beispiel die Beziehung zu den eigenen Eltern oder Sexualität angeht.
Die Passagen, in denen Anne über diese Themen schreibt, waren für mich auch am interessantesten. Vielleicht gerade deshalb, weil sie das selbst auch am meisten beschäftigt hat.
Natürlich erfährt man auch etwas über die Niederlande unter deutscher Besatzung, jedoch bleibt Politik immer bloß ein Nebenthema.
jaikez's review against another edition
5.0
Niemals würde ich diesem Buch weniger als 5 Sterne geben