from yellowoasis

When I heard that the BBC were serialising this book, I thought I should actually find time to read it first. I'm glad I did. Anne's account of her time in the secret annexe with her family and others in hiding is funny, heartbreaking, poignant. She is of course a brilliantly direct writer and th...

from MrJPenguin

Summary: This diary is a collection of a young girl's thoughts, feelings, and experiences during one of the most horrific periods in history, and as one of the most unfortunate people to be. Forced to live in a secluded annex or be captured, separated, and sent to work camps, Anne Frank, her fami...

from Cecrow

The definitive edition's prologue states that the original edition of this diary was reduced in size to fit with a series of diaries being published by the Dutch following WW2. Envisioning an entire series of such records, why was Anne Frank's diary the standout example that became so internation...

from sidecar

Simply one of the most moving and important reads of all time. It'll make you reevaluate your life in five pages or less.

from john257hopper

This is the definitive edition of the famous diary, complete with a number of entries that Otto Frank had edited out before the first publication in 1947. These entries relate to Anne's growing sexuality and a large number of very unflattering and insulting remarks about most of the adults in the...