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SBC: Diary of a Young Girl (sp)
I read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl The Definitive Edition for the SBC category: read a book you haven't read in years.
I hope this counts because this book was not the exact version I read years ago. This is the complete diary of Anne Frank.
It was 70 years ago (1944) that the 8 people in the Secret Annex were taken from their hideaway to the various concentration camps which eventually killed all but one: Otto Frank, Anne's father. I first read her diary in high school and remember being so sad for them for many obvious reasons: their close quarters, lack of food and water, hygiene issues. All of the basic needs that we take for granted. Also, it was so close to the end of the war when they were "discovered."
One of the people who helped them, Meip Geis, wrote a book which I plan to read: Anne Frank Remembered. I plan to read this and also a biography entitled: The Hidden Life of Otto Frank by Carol Ann Lee. I am curious to read other accounts from the same time and place.
It was interesting to read how Anne grew up during her years writing in her diary. I wish she had more details of the outside world (what she heard on the radio and news given to them by their helpers) during their time. Once D-Day arrived she put more information in and it was so interesting. She even talked about the assassination attempt on Hitler.
The atrocities committed by the Nazis were so terrible. It is sometimes so hard to believe that people are capable of such abuse.
I gave this book 5 stars and recommend it highly.
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Re: SBC: Diary of a Young Girl (sp)
Yes. This is the description from amazon:
Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that were omitted from the original edition. These passages, which constitute 30 percent more material, reinforce the fact that Anne was first and foremost a teenage girl, not a remote and flawless symbol. She fretted about and tried to cope with her own sexuality. Like many young girls, she often found herself in disagreements with her mother. And like any teenager, she veered between the carefree nature of a child and the full-fledged sorrow of an adult. Anne emerges more human, more vulnerable and more vital than ever.
This version was longer and definitely more graphic than what I remember reading in high school.
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WWII has always interested me. I like reading stories about people who were there and experienced it first hand. My Grandpa was in the Battle of the Bulge.
When I saw there was a "definitive edition" of Anne's diary I knew I wanted to read it again.
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