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Reader's Companion To Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, the Definitive Edition
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Annelies Marie Frank was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands. A celebrated diarist, Frank described everyday life from her family's hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. She gained fame posthumously and became one of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis in Dutch, lit. 'the back house'; English: The Secret Annex), which documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944. It is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films.
Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929. In 1934, when she was four-and-a-half, Frank and her family moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands after Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party gained control over Germany. By May 1940, the family was trapped in Amsterdam by the German occupation of the Netherlands. Frank lost her German citizenship in 1941 and became stateless. Despite spending most of her life in the Netherlands and being a de facto Dutch national, she never officially became a Dutch citizen. As persecutions of the Jewish population increased in July 1942, the family went into hiding in concealed rooms behind a bookcase in the building where Frank's father, Otto Frank, worked. The hiding place is notably referred to as the "secret annex". Until the family's arrest by the Gestapo on 4 August 1944, Frank kept and regularly wrote in a diary she had received as a birthday present in 1942.
Following their arrest, the Franks were transported to concentration camps. On 1 November 1944, Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, were transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they died (presumably of typhus) a few months later. They were estimated by the Red Cross to have died in March, with Dutch authorities setting 31 March as the official date. Later research has alternatively suggested that they may have died in February or early March.
Otto, the only Holocaust survivor in the Frank family, returned to Amsterdam after World War II to find that Anne's diary had been saved by his secretaries, Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl. Moved by his daughter's repeated wishes to be an author, Otto Frank published her diary in 1947. It was translated from its original Dutch version and first published in English in 1952 as The Diary of a Young Girl, and has since been translated into over 70 languages.
Annelies Marie Frank was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life in hiding amid Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands. A celebrated diarist, Frank described everyday life from her family's hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. She gained fame posthumously and became one of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl (originally Het Achterhuis in Dutch, lit. 'the back house'; English: The Secret Annex), which documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944. It is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films.
Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929. In 1934, when she was four-and-a-half, Frank and her family moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands after Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party gained control over Germany. By May 1940, the family was trapped in Amsterdam by the German occupation of the Netherlands. Frank lost her German citizenship in 1941 and became stateless. Despite spending most of her life in the Netherlands and being a de facto Dutch national, she never officially became a Dutch citizen. As persecutions of the Jewish population increased in July 1942, the family went into hiding in concealed rooms behind a bookcase in the building where Frank's father, Otto Frank, worked. The hiding place is notably referred to as the "secret annex". Until the family's arrest by the Gestapo on 4 August 1944, Frank kept and regularly wrote in a diary she had received as a birthday present in 1942.
Following their arrest, the Franks were transported to concentration camps. On 1 November 1944, Anne Frank and her sister, Margot, were transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they died (presumably of typhus) a few months later. They were estimated by the Red Cross to have died in March, with Dutch authorities setting 31 March as the official date. Later research has alternatively suggested that they may have died in February or early March.
Otto, the only Holocaust survivor in the Frank family, returned to Amsterdam after World War II to find that Anne's diary had been saved by his secretaries, Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl. Moved by his daughter's repeated wishes to be an author, Otto Frank published her diary in 1947. It was translated from its original Dutch version and first published in English in 1952 as The Diary of a Young Girl, and has since been translated into over 70 languages.
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April 9, 2018
My sixth time reading. With each reading over the years, I am moved. Ann got two of her wishes. A writer she was, and remembered, she is.
May 13, 2022
I read this over a few days as I could not put it down.
My knowledge and understanding of the world war is limited to whatever I picked up in class at school.
Despite the horrendous and depressing conditions Anne had to live in, she was still a normal teenager
Reading her diary feels so personal. I adored her ‘I won’t be told what to think or do’ attitude especially during such spirit chattering times.
She was clearing struggling with the normal teenage issues such as feeling misunderstood by her family and adults around her.
It was a privilege to read this, Anne had ambition to perhaps become a writer one day. The irony as this book is so famously known, I found that rather heart wrenching yet amazing although Anne herself will never know her impact on the world.
This book leaves you with a heavy feeling in your heart as what the Jews endured during this war is unspeakable.
My knowledge and understanding of the world war is limited to whatever I picked up in class at school.
Despite the horrendous and depressing conditions Anne had to live in, she was still a normal teenager
Reading her diary feels so personal. I adored her ‘I won’t be told what to think or do’ attitude especially during such spirit chattering times.
She was clearing struggling with the normal teenage issues such as feeling misunderstood by her family and adults around her.
It was a privilege to read this, Anne had ambition to perhaps become a writer one day. The irony as this book is so famously known, I found that rather heart wrenching yet amazing although Anne herself will never know her impact on the world.
This book leaves you with a heavy feeling in your heart as what the Jews endured during this war is unspeakable.
December 16, 2020
I recently read this book(or diary) called as the "The Diary of A Young Girl" .And Anne's imagination and views about everyone and everything are fascinating.
I didn't read this book at once,due to time management,I read it in parts.And at times,I thought I'd lose the interest in this diary.Because their routine which was ofcourse not ordinary,and they were passing through really hard times ,but the same routine sometimes felt boring to me .
But thankfully,when I decided to sit and complete the reading,I didn't lose the interest,because how could one not be interested in reading the diary of a teenage girl in hiding? At the same time,the fact that they did not survive the Holocaust is heart breaking. This is not a detailed review,but maybe a little bit of my experience reading this book.
P.S:-A bit of humour is also there.Their jokes while living together are quite entertaining.But this can definitely not take over the sad overview of the diary.
I didn't read this book at once,due to time management,I read it in parts.And at times,I thought I'd lose the interest in this diary.Because their routine which was ofcourse not ordinary,and they were passing through really hard times ,but the same routine sometimes felt boring to me .
But thankfully,when I decided to sit and complete the reading,I didn't lose the interest,because how could one not be interested in reading the diary of a teenage girl in hiding? At the same time,the fact that they did not survive the Holocaust is heart breaking. This is not a detailed review,but maybe a little bit of my experience reading this book.
P.S:-A bit of humour is also there.Their jokes while living together are quite entertaining.But this can definitely not take over the sad overview of the diary.
July 8, 2020
I really enjoyed reading Anne’s diary. I had a different version to this one I submitted that I was reading, (this book had 40 pages and mine had 300 pages +) but I couldn’t find the book I was reading on here so I recorded one similar, that’s why I finished it a lot later than reading a book that has 40 pages!
Anyway, I really enjoyed reading Anne’s diary and it was a really touching but funny diary to read! Really recommend!
Anyway, I really enjoyed reading Anne’s diary and it was a really touching but funny diary to read! Really recommend!
May 12, 2022
I have often been down in the dumps, but never desperate. I look upon our life in hiding as an interesting adventure, full of danger and romance, and every privation as an amusing addition to my diary. I've made up my mind to lead a different life from other girls, and not to become an ordinary housewife later on. What I'm experiencing here is a good beginning to an interesting life, and that's the reason - the only reason why I have to laugh at the humorous side of the most dangerous moments. I feel the beauty of nature and the goodness of the people around me. Every day I think what a fascinating and amusing adventure this is! With all that, why should I despair?
Yours, Anne M. Frank
Yours, Anne M. Frank
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January 4, 2009 This is a really good book. I was very intreguied to read about what anne frank and the other families had to go through during Hitler's rule. It is kind of depressing to read but once your done it is a book that makes you think of how a little girl can go through such a hard thing. The book was written just like her journal, each chapter was a journal entry. It brings you into the life of anne frank and what she saw, heard, and felt through her imprisonment. Though the book went slow at first it progressed, and was very suspensful. Not knowing wheather or not at any time the police could come and find her and her family, made you jump out of your chair when you got to a part that seemed like she was going to be cought.
Not only was this book a great history lesson but also a lesson of compromise. You can really respect her for being a teeneage child having to be locked up everyday in the darkness sometimes, not being abel to speak to her freinds. it makes you open your eyes and really sit back and smell the roses. You start to think to be grateful of what you have and what can be taken away from you. The bigest lesson i learned was not to take things for granted because it can all be changed in a blink of an eye.
Not only was this book a great history lesson but also a lesson of compromise. You can really respect her for being a teeneage child having to be locked up everyday in the darkness sometimes, not being abel to speak to her freinds. it makes you open your eyes and really sit back and smell the roses. You start to think to be grateful of what you have and what can be taken away from you. The bigest lesson i learned was not to take things for granted because it can all be changed in a blink of an eye.
June 28, 2020
First of all I feel I have no right to rate the personal diary of a little teenager who faced so many atrocities. If you want to read this book to gain knowledge regarding the World War 2 then this is not the book for you. You honestly cannot expect a 14 year old girl to write deep insights about the war. While reading the book I just could not believe this is a young school girl penning these thoughts. If only Anne would've survived the holocaust the world would've been gifted with a great author
December 12, 2021
Riches, prestige, everything can be lost. But the happiness in your own heart can only be dimmed; It will always be there, as long as you live, to make you happy again.
Whenever you're feeling lonely or sad, try going to the loft on a beautiful day and looking outside. Not at the houses and the rooftops, but at the sky. As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you'll know that you're pure within and will find happiness once more. - Anne Frank (Diary of a Young Girl)
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! - Anne Frank (Diary of a Young Girl)
Whenever you're feeling lonely or sad, try going to the loft on a beautiful day and looking outside. Not at the houses and the rooftops, but at the sky. As long as you can look fearlessly at the sky, you'll know that you're pure within and will find happiness once more. - Anne Frank (Diary of a Young Girl)
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! - Anne Frank (Diary of a Young Girl)
October 9, 2017
Detailed and well-written. Somehow relatable. As this version has 30% more from the original diary, you can clearly see how Anne changed and her exploration about sexuality. The perspective of a young person is mostly dismissed and ignored by the adults and this diary is the perfect example that even though you are young, it doesnt mean that you dont have opinions or feelings about any matter.
This book left me with a heavy heart.
This book left me with a heavy heart.
May 9, 2017
By the age of 66, most people have read the Diary of Anne Frank, but I never did. I was amazed by Anne's writing ability and also her insight into herself and those around her, for such a young person. She had her days of despair, but overall she maintained a positive attitude in the face of extreme evil and very difficult living conditions. She is an inspiration to all. Highly recommend.
January 22, 2019
Fantastic and heartbreaking account of the Holocaust from the perspective of a teenage girl, just trying to stay optimistic in hopes that she will be able to live a normal life again while stuck in a hidden annex. So happy I got to read this book. It allows people especially young like myself, to realize that we shouldn’t take our lives for granted
June 20, 2020
I loved reading this book. An intimate look at the normal thoughts and life of someone that should never had to go through what she did. I love reading about History and always played Anne in school plays or reading about her life growing up. In her last writings she wrote of wanting to change the world and do something that mattered. What an impact her words have had on many.
August 5, 2022
so I got this off of amazon like any other 13 year old book worm would around christmas, and I feel like this that I have is so hard to find. My copie is a puffin book copie, and I feel like its a rare copie because everywhere I look I cant seem to find this copie. Anyways this book was the best Im actually rereading it right now. hehe
July 11, 2017
I had no idea that the diary of Anne Frank that I read when I was a kid was only part of the diary. This has 30% more material. I also didn't realize that it was Anne's wish to have a book published about her experience in the secret annex after the war.
April 4, 2020
Anne's writings and thoughts are still closely related to me, a 30something-year-old woman who is almost 80 years apart from her situation. I wish I could still read the story after August 4, 1944 like other dramatic descriptions of previous theft. Anne, I hope you are in the best place now.
May 27, 2019
An exceptional young lady, such a sad end to a lady with true grit and determination who knows what should could of become in different circumstances
December 16, 2019
very emotional and heart-wrenching, this book made me cry. very good.
February 15, 2020
I couldn't stop reading. You can see her is every page.
March 7, 2020
A book everyone should read.
July 8, 2020
Incredible read!! I really got into this book like i was actually there, and i feel like anne and I would of been friends if I was born then or vice verser.
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January 31, 2012Have you every had a diary? A place to call your own and express your inner most thoughts? I surely have and I would expect no one to ever read them. Anne Frank thought the same thing when she wrote in her diary many years ago. Little did she know that "Kitty",her diary, would become a very famous book that many find inspiring and hopeful. I would have to say that this is one of my favorite books and when I become an English teacher I will absolutely assign it to my students.
I have read countless books about the Holocaust, but Anne Frank's Diary will always be my favorite. In other books the author often recounted all of the traumatic memories of his or hers' life as a Jew during Hitler's reign. I have always been fascinated by Anne Frank. My elementary school teachers shared short passages about her with me. They knew I wanted to be a teacher, so they gave me "little book reports" from various books. So I had some encounters with Anne Frank's story, but really who hasn't? She is one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust.
Unfortunately in my previous excerpts I did not learn her whole story. When I asked a teacher about which copy provided the best amount of information, they kindly told me that unless I got hold of a newer copy I would not retain all of Frank's life story. You see Frank's father didn't want to reveal all of Anne's inner-most thoughts. She was a young woman and her father didn't want people to remember his deceased daughter as openly as she was in her diary.
I have read countless books about the Holocaust, but Anne Frank's Diary will always be my favorite. In other books the author often recounted all of the traumatic memories of his or hers' life as a Jew during Hitler's reign. I have always been fascinated by Anne Frank. My elementary school teachers shared short passages about her with me. They knew I wanted to be a teacher, so they gave me "little book reports" from various books. So I had some encounters with Anne Frank's story, but really who hasn't? She is one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust.
Unfortunately in my previous excerpts I did not learn her whole story. When I asked a teacher about which copy provided the best amount of information, they kindly told me that unless I got hold of a newer copy I would not retain all of Frank's life story. You see Frank's father didn't want to reveal all of Anne's inner-most thoughts. She was a young woman and her father didn't want people to remember his deceased daughter as openly as she was in her diary.
March 9, 2015
The Diary of Anne Frank is a diary written by Anne Frank, a holocaust survivor who was hiding with her family in Amsterdam during the Holocaust. She received this diary from her father as a birthday gift a few months before the Frank family was forced to hide in their “Secret Annex” in the back of Otto Frank’s (their father) warehouse. Through this, the reader comes to know Anne Frank as she adjusts to and lives live in hiding. Since this is Anne’s own personal diary, there is a great deal of emotion and private psychological thoughts recorded. Through this, we as readers come to understand that Anne Frank feels victimized because her family and the entire Jewish race did nothing to deserve such terrible treatment from anybody. She conveys that it is inhumane to treat people in such a manner that forces them to go into hiding. In many of her entries, Frank also ponders on the question of when they will be liberated and why it is taking so long. She questions how the Nazi’s could possibly get away with murder (quite literally) while many counties sit back and remain neutral. It is a clear testament that humans are not perfect and can have great difficulty empathizing with others.
The Diary of Anne Frank is a very moving experience to read about because it is a firsthand experience of the real life struggles that a holocaust member had to undergo. Living four years of your teenage life confined to a warehouse apartment is less psychologically scaring than one realizes until they read Anne Frank’s diary. Through reading this experience, Anne Frank instils empathy into those who have not had to struggle through her teenage life like she did. As Anne’s diary progressed, so did her maturity and outlook on life. In the earlier parts of Anne Frank’s diary, Anne talked greatly about how she was angry at just about everyone and took the perspective of always being in the right. In the middle to end parts of her diary, Anne’s character begins to develop into a more compassionate and mature young lady. She begins to notice different sides of people for the better and makes more of an effort to develop empathy with them and begins to question herself. In Anne’s April 28 1944 journal entry, she talks about her relationship with Peter van Daan and ponders the status of it and how to proceed. She proclaims that “it is so hard, the eternal struggle between heart and mind. There’s a time and place for both, but how can I be sure I’ve chosen the right time?” (273). Anne shows great maturity in this instance because she is thinking seriously about how to proceed in a relationship that is in her teen years. It is very difficult for teens to act maturely, the way Anne is because to many teens, the right decision would be to act on instinct and do what they feel like. Anne is mature and knows that acting in such a way is not the proper solution to her situation. Anne’s writing style also develops through her diary from a general statement of facts with some emotion, into heart-felt beautifully crafted journal entries. In one particular entry, Anne pours out her emotion expressing that “We’ve been strongly reminded of the fact that we’re Jews in chains, chained to one spot, without any rights, but with a thousand obligations. We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear our discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. One day this terrible war will be over. The time will come when we’ll be people again and not just Jews!” (258). This quote is so heartfelt and moving that it is almost difficult to believe that the girl who wrote it is only a teenager. In general it must be pretty boring to read another person’s diary that has not even left the same structure in over four years, but Anne Frank managed to create an interesting account of her four years cooped up that keeps people reading.
The Diary of Anne Frank is a very moving experience to read about because it is a firsthand experience of the real life struggles that a holocaust member had to undergo. Living four years of your teenage life confined to a warehouse apartment is less psychologically scaring than one realizes until they read Anne Frank’s diary. Through reading this experience, Anne Frank instils empathy into those who have not had to struggle through her teenage life like she did. As Anne’s diary progressed, so did her maturity and outlook on life. In the earlier parts of Anne Frank’s diary, Anne talked greatly about how she was angry at just about everyone and took the perspective of always being in the right. In the middle to end parts of her diary, Anne’s character begins to develop into a more compassionate and mature young lady. She begins to notice different sides of people for the better and makes more of an effort to develop empathy with them and begins to question herself. In Anne’s April 28 1944 journal entry, she talks about her relationship with Peter van Daan and ponders the status of it and how to proceed. She proclaims that “it is so hard, the eternal struggle between heart and mind. There’s a time and place for both, but how can I be sure I’ve chosen the right time?” (273). Anne shows great maturity in this instance because she is thinking seriously about how to proceed in a relationship that is in her teen years. It is very difficult for teens to act maturely, the way Anne is because to many teens, the right decision would be to act on instinct and do what they feel like. Anne is mature and knows that acting in such a way is not the proper solution to her situation. Anne’s writing style also develops through her diary from a general statement of facts with some emotion, into heart-felt beautifully crafted journal entries. In one particular entry, Anne pours out her emotion expressing that “We’ve been strongly reminded of the fact that we’re Jews in chains, chained to one spot, without any rights, but with a thousand obligations. We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear our discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. One day this terrible war will be over. The time will come when we’ll be people again and not just Jews!” (258). This quote is so heartfelt and moving that it is almost difficult to believe that the girl who wrote it is only a teenager. In general it must be pretty boring to read another person’s diary that has not even left the same structure in over four years, but Anne Frank managed to create an interesting account of her four years cooped up that keeps people reading.
April 13, 2021
Anne Frank and the Uncomfortable Truth
A schoolgirl of prodigious talent, courage and insight, grappling with her own transition into adulthood and her ambitions as a writer, recording in critical detail the personalities and ordeals of eight people hiding on the floors above a warehouse annexe in the middle of occupied Amsterdam.
Inspired by exiled Dutch politicians to record the brutal occupation, Anne Frank has left one of the most important, unflinching documents of the 20th century.
No doubt, Anne’s appreciation of the heroics and sacrifices of those who protected them and collected their rations, informed her much quoted and poignant statement, ‘…I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart…’
But, would she have written that if she knew, only days away, the fate that awaited her?
Was Anne closer to the truth earlier in her diary where she believed war to be a collective responsibility and not just the work of leaders and politicians, and until all of humanity fundamentally changes, this destructive tendency will continue?
‘… and everything that has carefully been built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start over again…’
Is it partly because of the much-vaunted indomitable human spirit that we normalise our environment, however intolerable, rationalise cruelty and propagate ourselves in spite of circumstance? Perhaps our ingenious, sometimes brutal efforts to survive are in fact the keys to the multiplication of misery.
The widely held belief that humanity is ultimately noble, subject to some kind of special dispensation from the gods, and human expansionism a good thing, for ourselves and for the planet, appears contrary to the empirical evidence as well as the testimony of history, evolutionary psychology and modern neuroscience.
It is a disturbing parallel that some 50 years after Anne Frank’s death in Bergen-Belsen, many people living in the former Yugoslavia found themselves imprisoned, tortured and sometimes killed by their former school friends and neighbours. When Anne Frank and the others hiding in the Annexe were arrested, and her papers left scattered seemingly disregarded on the floor, and those who had come for them were not all members of the SS, and perhaps not even National Socialists, but ‘people’, maybe then Anne realised the terrible truth that she once supposed.
(Anne Frank’s quotes taken from ‘Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl, the Definitive Edition’,
edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler and translated by Susan Massotty)
A schoolgirl of prodigious talent, courage and insight, grappling with her own transition into adulthood and her ambitions as a writer, recording in critical detail the personalities and ordeals of eight people hiding on the floors above a warehouse annexe in the middle of occupied Amsterdam.
Inspired by exiled Dutch politicians to record the brutal occupation, Anne Frank has left one of the most important, unflinching documents of the 20th century.
No doubt, Anne’s appreciation of the heroics and sacrifices of those who protected them and collected their rations, informed her much quoted and poignant statement, ‘…I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart…’
But, would she have written that if she knew, only days away, the fate that awaited her?
Was Anne closer to the truth earlier in her diary where she believed war to be a collective responsibility and not just the work of leaders and politicians, and until all of humanity fundamentally changes, this destructive tendency will continue?
‘… and everything that has carefully been built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start over again…’
Is it partly because of the much-vaunted indomitable human spirit that we normalise our environment, however intolerable, rationalise cruelty and propagate ourselves in spite of circumstance? Perhaps our ingenious, sometimes brutal efforts to survive are in fact the keys to the multiplication of misery.
The widely held belief that humanity is ultimately noble, subject to some kind of special dispensation from the gods, and human expansionism a good thing, for ourselves and for the planet, appears contrary to the empirical evidence as well as the testimony of history, evolutionary psychology and modern neuroscience.
It is a disturbing parallel that some 50 years after Anne Frank’s death in Bergen-Belsen, many people living in the former Yugoslavia found themselves imprisoned, tortured and sometimes killed by their former school friends and neighbours. When Anne Frank and the others hiding in the Annexe were arrested, and her papers left scattered seemingly disregarded on the floor, and those who had come for them were not all members of the SS, and perhaps not even National Socialists, but ‘people’, maybe then Anne realised the terrible truth that she once supposed.
(Anne Frank’s quotes taken from ‘Anne Frank – The Diary of a Young Girl, the Definitive Edition’,
edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler and translated by Susan Massotty)
January 31, 2017
The power of exposing a child to books is revealed in this book. A child who has her own opinions is a gift to the world as well as a challenge to deal with. Anne Frank is an exceptional child who belongs to this category. Her thoughts and expressions are throughout the book are of exceptional quality. She wins the reader over when she says "Paper has more patience than people", "People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion." and many more that demand a place of their own.
She shows a different perspective on life when she considers the sufferings in the annex as blessings and hopes for the war to end and hold up till then.
“I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!” , and she indeed does and that too on her own, because her thoughts will always give hope to countless souls around the world.
Instead of memoir, I would call this book motivational and will give my recommendation with all my heart and soul.
Thank you Anne Frank.
She shows a different perspective on life when she considers the sufferings in the annex as blessings and hopes for the war to end and hold up till then.
“I don't want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!” , and she indeed does and that too on her own, because her thoughts will always give hope to countless souls around the world.
Instead of memoir, I would call this book motivational and will give my recommendation with all my heart and soul.
Thank you Anne Frank.
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November 28, 2011This version of Anne's diary was recommended to me by a librarian. I have never read any other versions of her diary before but I enjoyed this version because it's in full detail and I really like that you can tell as Anne's growing up and maturing because in some cases she's gone back and read the things she wrote and the editors also include that by stating something like "Comment added by Anne later on." This book takes place in the Holocaust. The Holocaust is a time period in which Hitler didn't appreciate the Jews and sent them to concentration camps where many Jews died as well as making them wear the Star of David to identify themselves. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about the Holocaust from a personal point of view as it goes on and what someone and their family experienced. Anne begins writing before the Holocaust sort of went out of hand, her, her family, and some friends go in hiding before anything really starts and she documents most of her days in hiding.
November 2, 2010
The Diary of A Young Girl was written by Anne Frank while she was hiding with her family and another Jews for two years. I have read a biography of Anne Frank in Japanese several time, but I had not read a diary of her. When I read her biography, I really impressed of her life. That is why I brought myself to read this book. Although she was still thirteen years old when she wrote it, her writing shows great power of expression. First of all, she calls her diary "Kitty" so I felt as though I was one of her friends. Because she was in the middle of adolescence at that time, she sometimes gets in trouble with her family and another Jews. I could understand her feeling because I experienced like her as well. I love this book because even though she is in the difficult and fearful situation, she never gives up and filles with hope anytime.
August 3, 2011
I found this booklet helpful in putting the Diary of Anne Frank in a historical perspective. It helps you understand what was going in the the world while Anne and her family were in hiding in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It also gives a timeline of events in Germany and Europe from the end of WWI until the end of WWII, and a timeline of the Frank family from the marriage of Anne's parents to the time of her Father's death in 1980.
The booklet explains why the initial publishing of Anne's diary did not include all the entries contained in her diary. In this definitive edition of the Diary all entries are restored and there is a list of entry dates of the restored material.
Study questions for teachers and classroom use are included, as well as questions for group discussion with adult readers.
The booklet explains why the initial publishing of Anne's diary did not include all the entries contained in her diary. In this definitive edition of the Diary all entries are restored and there is a list of entry dates of the restored material.
Study questions for teachers and classroom use are included, as well as questions for group discussion with adult readers.
December 14, 2015
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, edited by Otto Frank and Mirjam Pressler was a very impacting book. Even though it took me a while to read it, this book was still amazing.
This diary was written during the World War 2. It was written by a young girl named Anne Frank, her family was Jewish and went into hiding for about two years until they got caught. The diary is about life in hiding, no fresh air, sunlight, or pets (with an exception of Peter's cat). Anne Frank is brutally honest to the diary, which she named Kitty. Her honesty is what makes this book so interesting.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes history, especially World War 2. I wouldn't recommend this book to kids because, at some points, it was very boring. All in all I thought this book was very interesting.
This diary was written during the World War 2. It was written by a young girl named Anne Frank, her family was Jewish and went into hiding for about two years until they got caught. The diary is about life in hiding, no fresh air, sunlight, or pets (with an exception of Peter's cat). Anne Frank is brutally honest to the diary, which she named Kitty. Her honesty is what makes this book so interesting.
I recommend this book to anyone who likes history, especially World War 2. I wouldn't recommend this book to kids because, at some points, it was very boring. All in all I thought this book was very interesting.
February 9, 2011
What a sad but interesting book. Reading anne's diary, sometimes it was difficult to remember that she was 13-15 years old when she was writing it. She sounded so grown up with her knowledge and opinions about life. She was so interested in learning and growing up to be something more than just a house wife. Considering the diary was written between 1942-1944 her opinions are not much different then how things are today. Anne would have grown up to be a powerful woman but instead we have her diary to remind us of what it would have been like and to appreciate the life we have now and she for sure made a difference from her writing just like she wanted to.
April 8, 2013
I loved this book!
I read this over break and it was very interesting.
Although I have heard a lot about Anne Frank in the past, I had no idea what it was really like for her.
Reading her diary completely changed that experience and let me see the holocaust through Anne's eyes.
I didn't know that Anne originally wanted her diary for herself but one day on the radio she heard someone say that after the war was over he would get some eye-witness diaries and letters from people that experienced going into hiding.
Anne started editing her diary and ripping out boring pages.
I learned so many things from thins book and it changed my opinion on non-fiction
I read this over break and it was very interesting.
Although I have heard a lot about Anne Frank in the past, I had no idea what it was really like for her.
Reading her diary completely changed that experience and let me see the holocaust through Anne's eyes.
I didn't know that Anne originally wanted her diary for herself but one day on the radio she heard someone say that after the war was over he would get some eye-witness diaries and letters from people that experienced going into hiding.
Anne started editing her diary and ripping out boring pages.
I learned so many things from thins book and it changed my opinion on non-fiction
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