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Anne Frank's diary is one of the greatest books of the century . . . As she brings herself and her circumstances into such buzzing, engaged life on the page, she triumphs over her history. We return to her again and again, unable to believe that this hymn to life was written on the way to Belsen (Guardian )
A modern classic . . . Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized . . . compelling reading (The Times )
Still rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence (Daily Mail )
A modern classic . . . Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized . . . compelling reading (The Times )
Still rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence (Daily Mail )
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Anne Frank's diary is one of the greatest books of the century ... As she brings herself and her circumstances into such buzzing, engaged life on the page, she triumphs over her history. We return to her again and again, unable to believe that this hymn to life was written on the way to Belsen Guardian A modern classic ... Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized ... compelling reading The Times Still rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence Daily Mail
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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I found that this book was impossible to put down. I found myself befriending Anne Frank through her diary entries and I felt almost as if I had known her. The horror that Anne Frank went through is captivated in her diary so that we may all know the horror that comes with war. Unlike other books concerning this period in time, the story of Anne Frank does not need horrific pictures of concentration camp victims or unbeleivable statistics of those who were killed. Indeed, the very fact that Anne's inoccent life was taken away is enough to horrify ,at least me, more than any other book. The message that ordinary people, like you and me, were killed is emphasised through this book and in the way that we begin to think of Anne as a friend. This certainly must be one of the most influential books that I have ever read.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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Reading this book is both rewarding and sad, so prepare yourself your both. I'm less than half way through this book and I feel nothing but sadness that such a life was taken at such a young time in life. I wish I could express my feeling about this book in the same way Anne could express herself in her diary, but I don't possess such a talent, even though I'm twenty years her senior. Like most people, I know what Anne's destiny is, and I find some aspects of this diary very difficult to read, knowing what I do.
I don't think I'm the only person alive that believes that the world is a poorer place without the talents of such gifted people like Anne, but we cant change the course of history, so lets hope we can learn the lesson of our past.
I'm not the type for travelling, but this diary has inspired me to visit Anne's 'secret Annex' to see first hand the place where she lived in isolation for so long. I've read many books in my time, but none have touched my heart as this one has.
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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With an engaging combination of lively humour, teenage high spirits, adolescent angst and heart-wrenching despair at the terror that dominated her nights and days in a rickety Amsterdam warehouse, Anne Frank's diary is a living testimony to the senseless slaughter that took place in the Nazi concentration camps. Although she was an exceptionally gifted writer, in most respects she was just an ordinary teenage girl who was denied the chance of an ordinary teenage life. For me, this knowledge injected even the most humorous diary entries with a sense of sick irony - Anne is innocently hopeful throughout most of the book, but in the end she lost out. Her anguished cry, "Let the end come, even if it is hard!" came true, and sixty years later this harrowing quote speaks volumes, telling readers of the diary exactly how difficult conditions in the Secret Annexe were.
But in spite of this, Anne does not allow you to pity her. She is too lively, too quick-minded, too full of beans to tolerate that. Her personality and those of the seven people she shared a cramped attich with shine forth from the diary's pages.
The diary has special meaning for me as I am close to one of Anne and Margot's old friends, who unlike them returned alive. I am now the age Anne was when she died. Strangely, I too want to become a writer. Anyone who dares to dream about what they would like to do tomorrow should read this book.
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I bought this book when I was 15 but I waited until I was 17 to read it. I didn't force myself to wait two years, nor did I not want to read it, I just felt that reading Anne... Read more
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The Diary of a Young Girl: Definitive Edition ; I was amazed on how attached to the book I got and amazed by the quality of writing by such a young and clever teenage girl, Such a... Read more
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The first thing I would say about this book, is that if you haven't read it then you must. This isn't just a book it's more than that, and the loss of Annes life is a tragedy (as... Read more
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Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929 and was a German citizen until 1941 when Nazi racial laws rendered her stateless. Read more
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The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition. Half way through this book and having just visited Anne Franks House its really brought the book to life :-)
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this was one of the first books i read as a young girl, it moved me then and today it still does. im sure most people know the outcome, but it doesnt stop you wanting the end to be... Read more
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I remember reading this book when I was about Anne Franks age and just being totally amazed I have probably all in all read this book 5 times and it is def one of my favourite... Read more
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