The Diary of Anne Frank

Review of ‘The Diary of a Young girl-Anne Frank’

The Diary of Anne Frank is one of its kinds in its genre of books. It is the diary of a thirteen year old girl recovered by her father Otto Frank after World War II and published as per her wish. It’s the record of events and experiences of Anne Frank’s life starting from June 1942-August 1944 and they mainly revolve around their stay in the ‘Secret Annexure’ –their hiding place for little more than two years in order to escape the dreadful Nazi concentration camps.

The writing of this teenager is so lucid and realistic that any young mind would be able to relate quite well to what she goes through as she grows from being a child to a teenager. Her painful journey is well captured as she struggles to get adjusted to her confinement in the annexure along with her father’s friend family. Her genuine feelings about her doubts and fears of growing up and being found in hiding anytime by the Germans strikes a chord in the minds of the reader. Her talents, aspirations and dreams for her future along with her self confidence makes one admire her for what she is ,an ordinary teenager still extraordinary in her own way!

It’s very interesting and amusing the ways they try to keep themselves occupied even in the annexure. The very act of living in hiding and managing to lead a normal life presents such a tough challenge.

This poignant moving record would be just one example of tragic fate of a Jewish family and Anne frank became one of the most discussed victims of the Holocaust.

So go ahead and read the book to get an insight of a Jewish family life during the second world war which is just tip of the ice berg of what millions of families went through during the terrible time!

Would highly appreciate your feedback and what you think about the book.