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Summary: Another interesting Royal Diaries novel
Review: "Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess" was a great book that gave a much more realistic version of this young girl's life than the movies made about her!12-year-old Anastasia has a wonderful time with her family, playing with her younger brother and father, reading her sisters' diaries, and visiting relatives. However, after her 13th birthday, her carefree life begins to change, when war breaks out with Russia. Continuing until she is almost 17, you will be amazed at the changes, generally not for the better, that take place in this teenager's life. I really learned a lot about Anastasia, who lived not very long ago. The only thing I'd say against this book was that some years of her life were covered pretty briefly, but other than that, this first funny, and then serious novel was a great read! I'd definitely recommend it for ages 11 and up - I think this exciting book would appeal to a wide audience!
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Summary: One of my favourites
Review: Anastasia The Last Grand dutchess is about a young girl describing her life as a rich princess.Through her life Anastasia describes her life living as world war one goes on,and also being a prizoner in her own home.This book tells you the whole story about a real princess named Anastasia.The book also is not to deep that only adults could read it probbily the ages throgh 9-14. Anastasia is a wonderful book that I say describes her life well and deserves 4 and a half stars.
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Summary: Forever Anastasia
Review: Bravo!! Carolyn Meyer! Bravo!!!!
This was the first book in the series that I bought and read. I have been studying the Romanov dynasty for a cople of years now. The story of Anastasia is one of my favorite topics. I knew a lot of facts about her before I read this book. For a fictional story, it seemed so real. Even though I know how the story ends for her, I still cried when I read the end.
If you want to start the Royal Diaries Series, I highly recommend this book to due. You will love it and you will never regret buying it.
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Summary: PERFECT! period!
Review: I am very hard to please, and I critize anything when I'm not[just look at the review i wrote on Lady of Palenque], but this book about Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra, is excellent! I loved it! It gives great information and I was never bored reading it! I have always been fascinated about Russian royal family, and this is perfect for anybody who wanted to know about the young Grand Duchess besides the information they get from text books! Ms. Meyer really out did herself, and i hope she continues to write just as well on the rest of her future books! I recomend this book to anyone who is a fan of the Royal Diary series and is interested in Anastasia. this is a must read!
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Summary: Anastasia : The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914
Review: I have always been intrigued by the mysterious deaths of Russia's last imperial family, the Romanovs. So I quickly took advantage of my chance to read this book. It doesn't portray Anastasia as a historical figure, but as a girl with emotions and opinions and faults. The first third of twelve-year-old Anastasia's diary is full of luxury and comfort, depicting her life as the youngest Russian princess in a world of privilege. However, the book becomes dark when the common population of Russia begin to lose their faith in Anastasia's father, the Tsar. The book realistically depicts Anastasia's loneliness and fright when she and her family are forced to move out of their palace and into a much smaller house, where the family is abused by rude and drunken soldiers. The book also mentions Grigory Efimovitch, better known as Rasputin, whose disastrous advice led to the downfall of Anastasia's family. She is the only member of the family that suspects that Rasputin (or Father Grigory, as he is called in the book) is not completely interested in her family's well-being. A great read, in my opinion. If you're interested in the subject of Anastasia, this is an excellent book to read to learn more about this young Russian archduchess.
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Summary: A Wonderful Book
Review: I read this book several months ago. I thought it was perfectly great! It's about the youngest of Czar Nicholas's daughters. WWI is starting and Russia starts fighting. The Czar has to go to war, and Anastasia is left at the palace, wondering how long the war will go on. Then, her brother Alexei gets sick and the family tries to hide what happened. Several years later, The Czarina's advisor Rasputin dies and the Czar abdicates. The family is arrested, and they wonder what will happen to them as they get sent from place to place. The diary ends here, and afterwards they are killed. I really loved this book. I am Russian and was born in Russia, so I understood everything. Also I like history and this is about the history of my country. This was one of my favorite Royal Diaries. I really think people should read it!
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Summary: My name is Tika
Review: I thought this book was very good. It really portrayed Anastasia as a real girl, not just someone in a history textbook in school. Anastasia is a young, blue-eyed, blonde Grand Duchess, the daughter of Czar Nickolas and Czarina Alexandra, the rulers of all Russia in 1914. The book tells all about Anastasia's life, how she snoops through her older sisters' diaries, goes sledding, plays jokes and games and puts on plays and stuff, birthday parties, and family acquaintances. The beginning is very detailed, and I like the invitation on the first page. However, as the book goes on, the story becomes less detailed. Sometimes Anastasia writes only once a month or even less, and I almost felt as if the author was in a hurry to get to the end of the book so she could write more about the days leading up to the Romanov family's tragic death. But if you liked this book and want to learn more about the Romanovs, read "Anastasia's album," by Hugh Brewster, or especially read "Nicholas and Alexandra: Tsar."
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Summary: A fascinating read
Review: Mrs. Meyer paints a fascinating picture of the lifestyles that Russian royality led. Whether it's attending midnight balls in lavish palaces, or vacationing in the Crimeria, it's clear that Anastasia and her siblings were used to living in a perfect world that only an elite few of us have ever experienced. The biggest worry she had in the beginning of the book was what jewels to wear to a photo session! It's intriguing to learn about the mannerisms and achievements expected of royal children through the eyes of twelve-year-old Anastasia. Anyone would be able to relate to the teasings of older sisters and games with her father. This book humanizes Tsar Nicholas II to the reader, showing that he was a misled, not cruel, leader.
Though Anastasia lived in a confusing and rapidly changing world, where old traditions were being overthrown with new ideas, she and her siblings were shielded from the anxiety. Then the perfect bubble burst and her world turned upside down in a crucial point in her life. This book is very interesting, mainly because it is able to transport the reader back to 1914. I would recommend this to anyone who is keen on learning about the mystery surrounding Russia's last Imperial family.
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Summary: The Life and Times of Anastasia, the Last Grand Duchess
Review: The year is 1914, and 12-year-old Anastasia Nicholaievna Romanov is the last Grand Duchess of Russia, having been the youngest of three sisters, and the last female born before her younger brother, Alexei. Anastasia and her family lead a very luxurious life. Have the privilege to travel to their various castles, and being able to eat lavish foods at every mealtime. The biggest concern weighing on Anastasia's mind would have to be whether or not she'll be able to complete her lessons without dying of boredom. However, as time passes, Russia becomes involved in World War I, and the people of Russia become greatly dissatisfied with how the Tsar - Anastasia's Father - is running things, and by 1917, he has abdicated the throne, and the Romanov family is exiled to Siberia, where they are treated unkindly, and guarded at all times. This is how the diary ends.
I have adored the story of ANASTASIA ever since I saw the cartoon movie years ago, and I found the effort that Carolyn Meyer put into this book marvelous. Anastasia was a young girl like all of us, who had many of the same worries that girls have today. I really enjoyed the many pages of "real" photographs of Anastasia and her family, as well as the many informational pages of the way her life truly ended. I only wish that the movie I saw had been true, and that Anastasia had lived to grow up happy and healthy, as opposed to having her life cut short by gunmen. Overall, this was a marvelous book that will satisfy anyone who is interested in the story of Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess of Russia.
Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper
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Summary: Anastasia, The Last Grand Duchess - Excellent Story!
Review: This book was quite interesting, and somewhat historically accurate. However...there are some things written in it that gives only vague descriptions. It was hard for me to realize afterwards that this was *not* Anastasia's true diary. Personally, I believe the author did an amazing job discribing the day-to-day life of a young Grand Dutchess, but after a while, it seemed that the story began to lack. Not in truth, but in description and the portraial of Anastasia's life. I am quite pleased that, for once, the author wrote the ages of the family correctly. It seems to me that many times, the author tries to make them younger then they really were at the time (IE: the Fox home video of Anastasia). All in all, it was a good book, and did "portray" as one would say, the way a Grand Dutchess might have lived durring that time.
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