The Diary of a Young Girl in Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Oct 03, 2018 Rohini Atresh rated it it was amazing

Just finished reading the Diary of a Young Girl and I don't have words to express what I'm feeling right now.
I'm in awe of a 14 year old girl, who had way more emotional quotient than many adults I've seen including myself.
I was so surprised at the way Anne analyzes her innermost feelings and thoughts and contradictions.
She touches on so many topics and was so wise for her age. I love her love for nature, how she questions patriarchy, specially the bit about mothers being more brave than soldier ...more

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Jul 15, 2011 Maida rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-set-in-europe, war, maida-s-honorable-mentions, coming-of-age, amazon-100-books-to-read

Originally published in 1947, The Diary of a Young Girl is just as timely today as it was in the wake of the Second World War. Each time I read this book, it's like a dagger to my heart & spirit. It's important, though, that we continue to revisit the literature of this time period & that we never forget about such atrocities. The worst thing that we can do is turn a blind eye to this sort of suffering & depravity & allow it to occur again. History has a way of repeating itself; in many ways, it ...more

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