Book: The Diary Of Anne Frank

Book Info: Published by Random House Publishing Group; 352 pages

Source: E-book via the library

Genre: Non-fiction/Auto-biography

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Goodreads Summary: Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has since become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, they and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annex” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and amusing, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.

I finally read The Diary Of Anne Frank!  I liked it, but not as much as I thought I would.

I liked seeing her experiences of what it was like living in the Secret Annex, and the one thing I was struck by was how things don’t really change.  I mean, I could totally relate to how she felt and the relationships between her and her family.  Some things really are universal.

I’m glad I read it.  But I think I really built it up as this totally amazing book.  Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s an important, must-read.  But it didn’t really do anything for me either.

It’s great as diary, and seeing her own thoughts and life in hiding.  There were times when I was bored out of my mind reading it, but when you’re in hiding and have to be careful about how much noise you make and that sort of thing, it is to be expected.  I think it’s really more of a coming-of-age story than anything else.

It gets a 3 out of 5.