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Anne Frank: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Biography of Anne Frank
Disclosure: I am a male of 20ish of age.
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"Writing in a diary is a strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I've never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl."—Anne Frank"
— Anne Frank: A Life From Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History
https://a.co/b69izW2
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"...Eventually he(Otto Frank, Anne's father) would also utilize the diary as a way to tell the world just what his family and the Jewish people as a whole had suffered because of Hitler's horrible regime. First published in 1947, it was an immediate best seller. Otto always knew that his daughter's dream was to be a published author and was glad to at least posthumously help her fulfill that wish. Annelies Marie Frank may have perished in a Nazi concentration camp, but her story and legacy will live on—never to be forgotten."
— Anne Frank: A Life From Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History
https://a.co/5gqcXIV
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Short review:
• What did you like or dislike?
o Like in all Holocaust books, the only thing to truly dislike is the unnecessary suffering and death caused by the extreme racism of Hitler. Alongside this dislike is the question that haunts you for the rest of your life why does all this has to happen?
o But still, read this book and finish it; the lessons, realizations, and perspective you can gain from it and the training on empathy are vital. Invaluable.
o And one of the things you should like if you should like anything in this book is Anne Frank herself.
o Her spirit, maturity, and loveliness are undeserving of the final fate she received—the same with her sister, mother, and other relatives and Jewish friends.
o I could only imagine the extreme unbearably regret Otto frank had once the bad news hit him. Surviving your children and spouse is one of the most painful emotional sufferings a human being could have. No wonder he clung to Anne Franks's diary like a lifeline and reason to live, and no wonder he aimed to publish it because he knew in his heart that her lovely little Anne wanted to be an author.
• What is in the book and the chapters?
o Each chapter has a lovely quote from Anne Frank, but the last two would be one of the more heartbreaking ones.
o Each chapter is a well-summarized third personal view of each phase of her short-lived but inspiring life.
o Even though it is short, it completely encapsulates everything about Anne Frank and her life.
• To whom would you recommend this book?
o People who are curious about Anne Frank and his significance in history and prevention of the Holocaust from happening again
o People who read "Diary of a young girl" by Anne Frank want more in-depth detail of their environment and experiences from a third-person view. The way this biography is written is not boring or unemotional. There are useful insights and emotions here, but that didn't sacrifice the conciseness of storytelling.
o Even those who haven't read the Diary of Anne Frank will find this book like a preparation for the beauty and heartaches you will experience reading her Diary.
o I recommend this to people who have experienced house arrest or long lockdowns and live with others.
• Why did you choose this rating?
o My review says it all.
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Further comments:
• I finished reading this to have more context and better understand her whole life as I read her Diary. So once I read the "Diary of a young girl," I already have background knowledge because of this biography
• Every time a Holocaust book leads to the memory of someone who has died, it all feels like I also died with them. Damn. So many deaths and sufferings. Just like when I finish the book "Mans search for meaning" by Viktor Frankl and "The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechama Birnbaum. Everything is heartbreaking yet inspiring to the point that you want to do good and prevent any cruelty or hate from happening again.
Disclosure: I am a male of 20ish of age.
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"Writing in a diary is a strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I've never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl."—Anne Frank"
— Anne Frank: A Life From Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History
https://a.co/b69izW2
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"...Eventually he(Otto Frank, Anne's father) would also utilize the diary as a way to tell the world just what his family and the Jewish people as a whole had suffered because of Hitler's horrible regime. First published in 1947, it was an immediate best seller. Otto always knew that his daughter's dream was to be a published author and was glad to at least posthumously help her fulfill that wish. Annelies Marie Frank may have perished in a Nazi concentration camp, but her story and legacy will live on—never to be forgotten."
— Anne Frank: A Life From Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History
https://a.co/5gqcXIV
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Short review:
• What did you like or dislike?
o Like in all Holocaust books, the only thing to truly dislike is the unnecessary suffering and death caused by the extreme racism of Hitler. Alongside this dislike is the question that haunts you for the rest of your life why does all this has to happen?
o But still, read this book and finish it; the lessons, realizations, and perspective you can gain from it and the training on empathy are vital. Invaluable.
o And one of the things you should like if you should like anything in this book is Anne Frank herself.
o Her spirit, maturity, and loveliness are undeserving of the final fate she received—the same with her sister, mother, and other relatives and Jewish friends.
o I could only imagine the extreme unbearably regret Otto frank had once the bad news hit him. Surviving your children and spouse is one of the most painful emotional sufferings a human being could have. No wonder he clung to Anne Franks's diary like a lifeline and reason to live, and no wonder he aimed to publish it because he knew in his heart that her lovely little Anne wanted to be an author.
• What is in the book and the chapters?
o Each chapter has a lovely quote from Anne Frank, but the last two would be one of the more heartbreaking ones.
o Each chapter is a well-summarized third personal view of each phase of her short-lived but inspiring life.
o Even though it is short, it completely encapsulates everything about Anne Frank and her life.
• To whom would you recommend this book?
o People who are curious about Anne Frank and his significance in history and prevention of the Holocaust from happening again
o People who read "Diary of a young girl" by Anne Frank want more in-depth detail of their environment and experiences from a third-person view. The way this biography is written is not boring or unemotional. There are useful insights and emotions here, but that didn't sacrifice the conciseness of storytelling.
o Even those who haven't read the Diary of Anne Frank will find this book like a preparation for the beauty and heartaches you will experience reading her Diary.
o I recommend this to people who have experienced house arrest or long lockdowns and live with others.
• Why did you choose this rating?
o My review says it all.
--------------------
Further comments:
• I finished reading this to have more context and better understand her whole life as I read her Diary. So once I read the "Diary of a young girl," I already have background knowledge because of this biography
• Every time a Holocaust book leads to the memory of someone who has died, it all feels like I also died with them. Damn. So many deaths and sufferings. Just like when I finish the book "Mans search for meaning" by Viktor Frankl and "The Redhead of Auschwitz by Nechama Birnbaum. Everything is heartbreaking yet inspiring to the point that you want to do good and prevent any cruelty or hate from happening again.