I feel like it has to be addressed that giving a rating to a diary such as this is absurd. I greatly enjoyed reading this and loved the insights gain from not only firsthand experience but also the retellings of daily life in unimaginable circumstances. I was reading a lot of reviews completely trashing the book and I need everyone to remember, !! This diary was absolutely not written for your entertainment!! This is a historical text of a girl who was never able to release her works as a writer herself and the idea that she could be criticized for the thoughts she wrote for herself screams that people have a gross view of the world and are likely losers. In spite of that, the book is amazing and I was continually amazed at how this fourteen-year-old was able to perceive and describe the world. Be good to each other.