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A few books I‘ve read for my upcoming trip to Amsterdam. Vincent, Theo, & the Fox is an adorable adventure using his paintings as a guide to the story. When We Flew Away is a story of Anne Frank‘s life before she was hiding in the annex. It‘s a great companion book to the Diary. The Lost Van Gogh artfully sneaks facts in. Corrie ten Boom was an angel on Earth. 🇳🇱 🖼️ 🚪 📚

#Falling #DearDiary

Anne‘s writing speaks with a wisdom beyond her years. Her diary was indeed a harrowing account of her teenage years in hiding. I related to her experiences as a young girl wrestling with changing feelings towards her family members, as well as burgeoning feelings of romance.

El diario de Ana frank es un libro muy conmovedor, porque se narran tantas emociones de tal manera que te hace sentir todo por lo que están pasando en ese momento las personas, te narra desde una perspectiva más realista el sufrimiento que pasaron las personas durante el olocausto y como es que era su vida, mientras eran discriminados y rechazados por la comunidad nazi.
Este libro me gustó mucho porque es una manera de volverte más empático

I first read my dad‘s copy of this diary in the mid 90s when I was in my teens. Not long after, the uncensored version was published containing according to the introduction 25% more of her diary. Her dad removed a lot of the things Anne wrote about her mother. Anne started her dairy when she turned 13 and had just turned 15 when it ended, a lot of the stuff about her mum shows a teenage girl growing up; no one understands me, no one loves me.

Package from the Anne Frank Huis.
Anne's diary in Korean!
Now I have it in Dutch,Italian and Korean as well as English of course.
So fun to try and translate

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. I have my great grandmother‘s wedding ring from the 1880s. I also have my grandmother‘s engagement ring from 1910.

2. I hope this book will always be relevant and discussed.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I remember reading excerpts of this important work in high school, but this is the first time I‘ve ever read Anne Frank‘s diary in its entirety. I know that none of my own words could do it justice. It filled me with admiration and hope and sadness. I sat in silence for a few minutes after finishing. She wished to go on living even after her death, and my God, how she has. War is such a terrible waste. 🎧

Had no idea when I posted this as an answer to a QOTD in the company water cooler channel last week that halfway across the world, stress and trauma were being experienced by Jewish civilians 80 years after these words were written in a diary.

I haven‘t the knowledge nor the understanding to pretend my opinion means anything today. But I‘m horrified for all the innocent people who are suffering during this terror.

How DO we improve this world?

#TemptingTitles #WithYoung @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I recommend ‘the definitive edition‘ (pictured above) as never before published entries are included.

This is one of the most worthwhile books I‘ve ever read.💔

Got myself an American vintage copy (1952) of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl from shopgoodwill.com. Sometimes I like to browse their selection of books to see if I can find any hidden gems. Believe it or not this was one book I could never seem to find (used) for my collection. I see a re-read in my future.

#attic #SavvySettings
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ◼️ I am gutted…https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/190365014
#LitsyLove #january #2022

Way over my head like my Dutch version but it's fun to try and read and understand.

Dutch version of Anne Frank's diary as well as a cute tote bag.
Since I'm now kinda studying Dutch (hopefully going to Amsterdam in March) why not read a favourite and read in Anne's original language

#QuotsySep21 #wonderful

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”💜

This is one from my second set of #ClassicsClub50. I don‘t recall if I really actually read it as a kid and now that I have listened to this, I am convinced this was my first time through. I cried. Yowza. #classic #history #autobiography #Metmygoalof75booksfor2021

⭐️5/5 ⭐️
Out of all the books I‘ve read over my lifetime, this is the first where the ending gave me chills. Throughout the diary I just kept thinking how intelligent Anne was at such a young age, how well she wrote and relayed the complex happenings of the war and the adults‘ conversations about it. I‘ve been thinking all day how she would have changed the world had she survived. This is definitely a pick for me!

#audiobook #SelmaBlair #ClassicsClub

Spending summer mornings reading on my deck is extremely important self care for me. Taking care of an unwell parent is hard, so if I can spend some time in the warm sun and fresh air with a book, I think things‘ll be alright. 📖📚☀️

Thinking of Anne Frank this morning, with a mixture of gratitude and sadness.

Finally!!! Have a great day, all!!😊📚☺️

Unbelievable that a child so young can write so good. Amazing read though a bit slow at times but still it is a good book. Liked it.

1. I read the tagged book multiple times as a preteen and a couple of times as an adult. It taught me, as a kid, about a horrific part of our history and keeps imparting more wisdom on each reread (all while breaking your heart).

2. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. It‘s a ripping, intricately-plotted read and just plain FUN.

Congratulations on the big milestone, @TheLudicReader , and thanks for the fun giveaway! ❤️❤️

This should be required reading everywhere.

#holocaustremembranceday

I‘m finally reading the Diary of Anne Frank. I‘ve read a lot of historical fiction and some non fiction of the Holocaust and WW2 and have been to the Holocaust Museum in DC. My daughter was surprised I hadn‘t read it in school. Well, I‘m 55, I‘m not sure that the Holocaust was taught in school, in Iowa, back then?? Or do I just not remember learning about it?

Oh Anne... if you only knew...

"It's an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary, not only because I have never done so before, but because it seems to me that neither I- nor for that manner anyone else- will be interested in the unbosomings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl."

No one must know that my heart and mind are constantly at war with each other.

#currentlyreading #AnneFrank #nonfiction

#3books #bannedbooksihaveread

Use your vote and your voice to protect the telling of important stories!

My mom didn't have a lot of time to read but I was assigned the tagged book and one day she told me she'd read it after I went to sleep.
1. Goodness!!! No judging lol Rhinestone Cowboy, Before the Next Teardrop Falls, Angel of the Morning
2. I love this question! I have so many things to be thankful for. Friends, family, home, pets...
@kosmos_moon @llcoolnate @ @Jerdencon @batsy @Arvena @Book-Raptor

Finally glad I got to read this, but I think I put too much faith that I would love it. Don‘t get me wrong! This story is so important for everyone to read, but I found Anne to be a little bratty at times. Maybe I might pick something else up if I decide to read it again.

#IfYouLikeThis #SchindlersList

If you‘ve not read this book, you really should.

This is one of those books that has been on my tbr list forever and I never seemed to find the time to read it until now.

I'm glad to have finally read the book and it's interesting to learn about the things that Anne experienced during her time hidden in the Secret Annex from the Nazi's.

Hey guys! New video is up on my channel if you wanna take a peek. We are gonna be reviewing The Book Drop, one of my favorite subscription box services out there :) I also just finished this book and I will have a quick review about it in my #ReadYourSign video!

https://youtu.be/NORB_oU_keo

“It‘s really a wonder that I haven‘t dropped all my ideals because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart,”

Thank you @MoonWitch94 and @Cupcake12 for the tag #Two4Tuesday

1. I think when I was 4 or 5.
2. Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.

Day 2
#7days7books
Books that changed me or made an impact:
I had to read this book for GCSE history at school (back in the 90‘s) and I just remember getting so upset reading this diary. It isn‘t a book to be enjoyed but it is a book that I feel showed the best view of the worst world by a brave young girl 💔

I'm going to give this prompt a little spin and only choose books and book series that I read as a child or early teen. All of these books will have impacted me in one way or another.

#7Days7Books Day 6

Seven books that left a deep impression on me and/or changed me.

Thanks for the tag @SaturnDoo

Day 1 of #7books7days Books that made a deep impression on me.

Wanna play @Bigcountry15 ?

#7Days7Books Day One

Seven books that have been important to you in some way. No explanation. Want to play, @vivastory (if you haven‘t been tagged already)?

Thanks for the tag, @BarbaraBB ! 😘

#FolioSociety

#7days7books
#7Tage7Buecher

Seven books that left a very deep impression and/or changed me.
day 4

Paper has more patience than people ❤️