Whilst reading this book I had to keep reminding myself that these were just the thoughts of a young girl.

Throughout many pages I felt that she was quite the brat. The way she speaks about her mother is often quite upsetting, it's hard to imagine that anyone in this very situation wouldn't just feel extremely grateful to have her family with her.

Later on in the book she redeems herself, you can almost see her maturing with every turn of a page.

I didn't find it quite as interesting as I first thought I would and really struggled to find the motivation to pick it up each day to finish it off.

Never the less, it was interesting to read the thoughts and day to day accounts of a families life whilst suffering through such a dreadful time in history.

I read this as a young girl, & it definitely gave me a perspective on WWII that I never would have learned in school. They didn't teach us about the Holocaust. This book touched me & has always made me wonder how a few evil people could be so completely destructive & kill so many innocent lives.

Anne Frank is the polar opposite of the Third Reich. She shows you faith in humanity when in reality, she should have had none.

The best, most well known account of life for Jews during WWII in Holland. The family goes into hiding in 1942 and lives in two floors above a warehouse in Amsterdam. They can never go outside and rely completely on the support of friends. Ann goes from age 13 to 15 in the book. In the midst of the fear and tension of being in hiding, Ann is experiencing the emotional roller coaster of growing up. Very powerful and very moving.

This is the version I read as a kid (ca. 1990). But with my kids, I'll read "The Definitive Version."

Read an earlier edition ca. 1990, then read definitive version ca. 1995.