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Summary: No use feeling sorry for Anne
Review: The story of a teenage girl who spent some time in an annex and found out about love, sex and everything else related to that age group could have been quite interesting, but Anne Frank's personality and written style is a bit weak. I think this book has been way overrated. Sure it's sad that one had to be stuck under such circumstances at that age, but let's face it, their situation was not the worst: people brought them food, they had a radio, books, pens, magazines and even partial freedom to fall in love. From all the positive criticism given on this book, I was very disappointed. Anne Frank may have become a big writer, but only because she was Jewish and "suffered" during the Nazi era, not because she was a particularly good writer. So if you're in for feeling sorry once again for the Jews, do read this book, but if you're looking for a literary masterpiece, then don't even bother to pick this book up.
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Summary: Timeless
Review: This book truly does not need my rating - it has withstood the test of time. I started out by reading the definitive edition first, and I'm glad I did. I can't imagine reading an edited version - it just wouldn't be the same. On a personal note, I find it sadly ironic that Anne got to be the famous writer that she so much longed to be.
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Summary: Really Good!
Review: This is a book about Anne Frank, a girl who hides from the Nazis.It's full of Anne's emotions, it's really descriptive, and it tells alot aboutwhat's going on, so you're never lost in the book. It's a real diary by a real girl. My Mom and I both read it and we both loved it! I recommend it for everyone!
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Summary: She Could have been a Writer...
Review: I think, if she had lived, Anne Frank could have been the greatest writer of all time. The discriptions of what happend are inkredable. I am a kid and I had to read it for school, and it is still one of the BEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME!
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Summary: The Diary of anne frank
Review: Title-The Diary of Anne Frank Author-Anne Frank I liked this book because it was interesting. This book was about Anne living in a warehouse almost all her life, which would be 13 years. She had one sister named Margaret. My favorite part in this book is when the cat was there and they were hiding out and, the cat made a noise while someone was down stairs and they all got scared and froze. My least favorite part was in the beginning when they were just talking and getting to know each other. I would recommend this book to kids 4th grade and up, because you can learn a lot about the holocaust and what Jewish people went through during this time. Jessica Knight
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Summary: Anne Frank: Breaking the Code
Review: I am just a mere speck on a human tapestry moved and saddened by the Diary of Anne Frank. It's just a book you say. Tell that to the millions who have read the diary. Tell that to those who have seen the stage play, the movies, the documentaries, and the World Wide Web pages. Tell that to the Japanese schoolgirl who said her heart danced in the Secret Annex. Tell that to me who, for almost three decades, has pondered the riddle of emotion that Anne's diary calls forth. A code I have never been able to crack. Anne started writing her diary, the same age I began reading it. I was just thirteen and had chosen the diary as part of a year eight reading course. I still have my relic, a Pan edition version of the publisher's 30th printing of the diary in 1974. It bears markings of many readings: starched yellow pages, corners bent, a dusty old library smell reflecting its ancient mid-seventies origin. I don't know why I chose her story. I had never heard of Anne Frank, never heard of her diary, never heard of 263 Prinsengracht, the Frank family-hiding place - Anne's "Secret Annex" - in war weary Amsterdam. But for whatever reason, not long after the moon left its dust on Armstrong, Anne Frank left her mark on me. I went to Amsterdam once where all I could think about was Anne. As I made my way to 263 Prinsengracht, I half expected to see her, a blurry pink blush peddling past on her bicycle, or skating over some canal's wintry surface. And then standing outside The Shrine, what would this wedge of a structure tell me about Anne. Would I feel its ghosts...smell the fear of Jews in hiding...see Anne's frosted breadth on a window ... hear Anne singing, talking, whispering fear...writing her most sacred thoughts... her love for Peter...the fondness for her father...the problems with her mother... her dreams for a post-War world ...would Anne hear me coming...hello Anne are you there... For some Anne might be the patron saint of teenagers. But she is no saint. She is one of us and that is her magic. In a dedication to Anne, the Mayor of Amsterdam once said that Anne Frank was not an abstract symbol for the millions who died during World War II. She was more than a symbol, she was reality itself. For the millions affected by the diary, Anne's voice somehow provides meaning and understanding in a cruel, violent and incomprehensible world. Anne taught us that tolerance, freedom and respect for human dignity count for more, than insane and corrupt ideologies. When world leaders talk war and peace, they should remember there are many Anne's. Someplace there will be this island of human emotions: laughter, gaiety, innocence, love, fear, forgiveness. She tells us that the individual's quest for happiness means more than any depraved collective dream. Anne knew this when she said the best remedy for unhappiness was to go somewhere quiet where one could be alone with the heavens, nature and God. As long as happiness existed, she said, there would "always be comfort for every sorrow". Anne showed us how to live when there is an inferno at our doorstep. For this reason, her book should be read by all. For this reason, her diary's message will be eternal. If we have broken the code, it will be for one reason. We will always need Anne.
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Summary: Fantastic and touching story
Review: It shows the strength of a girl during the war and how she survives it with great strength and humility. Reading her diary also tells of her live as a teenager during turbulent times. This is a must-read for everyone.
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Summary: my honest review
Review: i think this was an excellent book written honestly and from the heart of anne frank at the time. there is no book that can better explain the emotional turmoil the franks and van pels (van daans) went through during the holocaust, or any person for that matter. i would highly reccommend this book.
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Summary: THIS BOOK WAS TRUE AND HONEST
Review: IT WAS ALSO SINCERE AS IT CAME FROM THE VERY DEEPEST TUNNELS OF HER HEART. SHE WROTE DOWN WHAT SHE FELT, AND SHE FELT WHAT SHE WROTE DOWN. PICK THIS BOOK UP AND I GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL NOT STOP READING IT. EVERY HOUSEHOLD DESERVES THIS BOOK ON ITS SHELF. THIS WAS A SAD AND TRAGIC BOOK AND UNDER ITS CONDITIONS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW SHE (ANNE) MANAGED TO WRITE SOMETHING SO DEEP AND BEAUTIFUL. IT WAS A VERY TOUCHING EXPERIENCE, TO READ THIS BOOK. IT MADE ME CRY AND I KNOW IT WILL GET TO YOUR HEART AS WELL. YOU WILL LOVE IT. ON A SCALE OF ONE TO FIVE THIS GETS A SEVEN AND A HALF.
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Summary: A diary of a young girl - My review.
Review: I liked this book a lot and I would recomend it to people who want to know what it would be like in hiding.
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