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Dearest Anne
“I read the book with wonder and emotion. The love between Michaela and Rivi is depicted precisely and delicately. . . . It’s beautiful.”—Amos Oz
“More than anything else, the book is a temple of love to the imaginary, and to literature as an option for deep and vigorous living.”—Ya’ara Muki, Time Out
Written by best-selling Israeli author Judith Katzir, Dearest Anne is a
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Published
May 1st 2008
by The Feminist Press
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I'm a little conflicted about how to review this boo. On one hand, it's well-written and provocative and it does present a beautifully-observed time capsule of Israel in the late 1970s when the country's youth was freeing itself from the strictures of classic Zionism and opening itself to the world of hedonistic sexual liberation.
On the other hand, there's something very nasty, rotten and vile at the center of the book that the author only half-acknowledges -- an affair between a 14-year-o...more
On the other hand, there's something very nasty, rotten and vile at the center of the book that the author only half-acknowledges -- an affair between a 14-year-o...more
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This was an interesting novel about a young woman who has an affair with her literature teacher. The story is set in 1970s Carmel and various political and social issues In Israel crop up during the story. It is first person and includes the young girl's diaries where she fancied herself writing to Anne Frank - the ultimate diary keep for young Jewish girls of which I was one - as Kitty, the name Frank gave her diary.
The book was controversial in Israel, getting attacked by gay and ...more
The book was controversial in Israel, getting attacked by gay and ...more
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This book drops you into the end of the story with no hints of where you are. For this reason, I had to try it twice before it took. And I'm glad that I did. The story picks up right around the time that Rivi finds her childhood diaries. So push on until there if you are unsure of this book, then decide.
Most of the book is Rivi's childhood diaries about her relationship with her female teacher. They don't read to me like an actual young girl writing, but if you ignore that, it actual...more
Most of the book is Rivi's childhood diaries about her relationship with her female teacher. They don't read to me like an actual young girl writing, but if you ignore that, it actual...more
In the novel, Dearest Anne, a young Israeli girl chronicles the tumultuous two years she spends in a clandestine relationship with her married literature teacher. Rivi is enamored of her beautiful teacher, Michaela, from the moment she sees her. In Rivi's eyes, Michaela is perfect and soon the feelings she has for her develop into something more powerful than just a student-teacher admiration. At first, Rivi harbors her secret crush, confiding only in her journal the confusing desire she feels f...more
Great book, a well written story about a 14 year old girl who falls in love with her literature teacher, a woman. Definitely a controversial subject, and you can't help but get caught up in their story. You feel their love and the mutual affection they share with each other. I found myself rooting for them, to continue their relationship without being found out. There are some great quotes throughout the book regarding life, love and happiness. There's also the connection to Anne Frank, to whom ...more
well written but the story is a little odd so I found it distracting at times.
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I was born and raised in Haifa, the city the story takes place in (well, most of it) so from the beginning to the end I was overwhelmed by the sceneries and the setting. I felt like the characters could have been my neighbours. It's not for everyone though. Some may be appalled by the teacher/teenage student relationship going on.
If you are an Israel-phile as I am, you'll enjoy this story of forbidden love set in Haifa during the era of free love.
Disturbing, haunting, beautifully written.
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