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The Picture of Dorian Gray - *SPOILERS*
By Kaseadillla · 122 posts · 548 views
By Kaseadillla · 122 posts · 548 views
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Reading this book is kind of like watching Titanic. You know the boat sinks, so to speak. Throughout the book, and especially at the end, I recalled my visit to the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. Images seen and stories learned there came flooding back. It was a very hard place to visit, and in the end you walk away with shame and abhorrence for what one man can do to another, and also a strong sense of hope because you realize how much the human spirit can endure in spite of brutality. Ann
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I've read this book a number of times, as probably anyone my age has. It was required reading in High School. Each time I read it I get more out of it. I also had to keep putting it down this time through, not so much for what Anne was writing, but the gravity of the whole situation they were in. Knowing that they did not survive their ordeal made it really hard keep moving through at times.
A couple things that struck me was how old Anne seemed to be. Thinking back to what I would have written i ...more
A couple things that struck me was how old Anne seemed to be. Thinking back to what I would have written i ...more
This is a strange book to review. By saying that I liked it, I'm not saying that I like what the story was about, or what they went through.
What I do like, is the perspective it brings to those of us who didn't have to live through such a tortuous time.
I first read this book in the 5th grade and my teacher had gone through each student's book to black out the "bad" words. I've re-read it since and it always hits my heart. ...more
What I do like, is the perspective it brings to those of us who didn't have to live through such a tortuous time.
I first read this book in the 5th grade and my teacher had gone through each student's book to black out the "bad" words. I've re-read it since and it always hits my heart. ...more
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Finally read this though I expected that I would not like it.
The story is important and it should be read but I rightly felt that it would not be an enjoyable read. There are some dull bits, but what would one expect of a teen girl confined for two years in a secret annex? Her innocent romance with Peter does add some interest as does her retelling of events that I'm familiar with from history but overall, this does not make for a "fun read."
Her writing style is better than I expected and it's ...more
The story is important and it should be read but I rightly felt that it would not be an enjoyable read. There are some dull bits, but what would one expect of a teen girl confined for two years in a secret annex? Her innocent romance with Peter does add some interest as does her retelling of events that I'm familiar with from history but overall, this does not make for a "fun read."
Her writing style is better than I expected and it's ...more
