Ann Franks Diary

[05jellis]

Has anyone read this? basically its the diary of a girl who lived in World War 2 and was in hiding because she was a Jew. If anyone else knows any more about it please do tell.

[Rocket]

also.. they (jews) were being hunted down by the nazis to be hrown into a concentration camp *dhudders*

[Maiar]

She was hiding in an attic, the entrance of which was concealed behind a bookcase, in a building in Amsterdam. (Can't remember the number...)

She has to hide with her family, the Van Daan family and a random doctor guy.

They went into hiding when Margot, Anne's sister, received her summoning to the labour camp. (I'm sure it was labour, not concentration...that she was summoned to I mean)

I vividly remember crying all the way through this...

It hit harder 'cause I read it again after visiting the house where she hid...the scariest bit was, everyone was silent...even these babies that were bawling int he queues were silent... 

[Rocket]

heres a pic http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/Anne_Frank_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl_1995.jpg

[BeeTee]

Read it in my school! I didn't like the book so much though.

I don't understand the whole "Anne and Peter" thing. She loves him but she just want a friend or something like that. Could anyone explain, please?
The diary ended tragically, at least half of them died,including Anne because someone had told the Nazis where they were hiding:'(

[Lozzypop]

This book is well sad......

[Twister]

I wanted to cry, if she had stayed awake a few more weeks she would have been rescued. Her father must of been really lonely afterwards he was the only one who survived! 

[Dark-huntress]

Hate Anne frank. We had to read it in school and I swear it's soooooo boooooring. I was cursing her all the way! DO NOT READ IT. Didn't even finish it...

[Rocket]

I thought it was really interesting. Why did you think it was boring? Mind you, she was a very brave girl. She suffered loads, and we're lucky we don;t have to go through anything like that now.

[Pedro-ologist]

I hate this book.

The things High-School English can do to you! I am told it is a fine book by those who didn't study it. Although I remember the main reason I didn't like it was because it was boring. But then you are not supposed to say that, because the girl died at the end...

[Rocket]

Sometimes I do think that studying a book can ruin it a bit, because you haven't picked up that book by choice, and you are forced to read it I suppose.

[Dark-huntress]

Tell me about it...

[Rocket]

It's the real diaries of a Jewish girl living in Nazi Germany. She fled to Amsterdam with her family and lived for 4 years or so in an alcove behind a bookcase.

[Pedro-ologist]

I think that Dark-Huntress was just outlining their support for your post about how studying a book can make you hate it.

This post:

Sometimes I do think that studying a book can ruin it a bit, because you haven't picked up that book by choice, and you are forced to read it I suppose.

Although, I must say, that studying books does introduce you to books that you never would have read, some of which can be good. I don't think I would ever have read the Diary of Anne Frank unless I was forced too. I don't think I would have read 'the Book Thief' either. Now that is an amazing book...

[Rocket]

Oh right. Haha, that's funny.