Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge; The Non-Fiction Book Everyone Should Read


It's Wednesday and time for a new Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge post, courtesy of Long and Short Reviews. The theme of the week was the non-fiction book everyone should read and why.


My pick is The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The main reason why I chose this one is because it gives some insight into what Jews and Jewish children had to endure during WWII, in addition to the tragic end of her life in Bergen-Belsen (although the latter isn't mentioned in the diary itself as she and her family got captured and the diary left behind in Holland).

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  1. Marianne Arkins30 September 2020 at 12:01

    I played Anne one year in drama -- it was the start of my obsession with WWII. Good choice!

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    1. GothicVamperstein6 October 2020 at 14:29

      I think visiting HMS Belfast was the beginning for me, even though I think I also inherited the interest after my father.

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  2. P M Prescott30 September 2020 at 13:09

    I agree with Marianne, good choice. Surprising how a diary could have so much impact. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/09/wc-093020.html

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    1. GothicVamperstein6 October 2020 at 14:29

      I think the book may have helped humanizing the victims of WWII a bit.

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  3. Wendi Zwaduk and Megan Slayer30 September 2020 at 13:15

    Good choice and poignant. :-)

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  4. Lydia30 September 2020 at 13:32

    What a great pick!

    My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-the-non-fiction-book-everyone-should-read-and-why/

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  5. Aymee30 September 2020 at 16:35

    Excellent choice. Something everyone should read at some point in their life.

    My post

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    1. GothicVamperstein6 October 2020 at 14:30

      I totally agree that this is a book everyone should read at some point.

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  6. Tena Stetler30 September 2020 at 18:04

    Fantastic Choice. I've read that book too many times to count. Thanks for sharing. Here's mine. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. Fiona McGier30 September 2020 at 23:18

    I found it interesting to learn that her father, the only one to survive, was not happy that in her diary she wrote about having the beginnings of sexual interest--hey, she was a teenager, flooded with hormones! It happens. But I guess he thought it reflected poorly on her. I thought it made her more relatable.

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    1. GothicVamperstein6 October 2020 at 14:31

      It's not like I can blame him for feeling that way, but it made her a bit more relatable.

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