Comments on: Remembering Anne Frank

By: BettyBetty

BettyBetty — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:08:54 +0000

Haven't been by in awhile...haven't been in the blog state of mind for awhile. I wanted to comment on your previous post but it wouldn't let me! I just wanted to say I relate to your anti-economics attitude. Next to statistics hands down the worst series of courses micro and macro. Yuk! Yawn! I once had an industrial economics class taught by an Indian man who barely had a grasp on English. I never understood a word he said...needless to say I ended up dropping it. BettyBetty's last blog post..Into the Wild

By: Hottdog

Hottdog — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:28:38 +0000

You’ve been gone so long. When are you coming back?

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By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:48:12 +0000

So... how are all of Lulu's other readers doing? Just dropped in to say hi to all of you... Annie's last blog post..I'm in love with an inanimate object...

By: Joe Bernard

Joe Bernard — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:43:58 +0000

This book is an absolute CLASSIC. I read it years ago as a child. In fact, I think it should be mandatory reading for every child, especially in junior high/high school.

Another novel I found to be inspirational is by Cheryl K. Tardif, a Canadian author. Her novel Whale Song made me feel like I was back in school. It has emotional themes of bullying, racism, assisted death, tragic loss and then positive themes of forgiveness, redemption and hope.

I believe one reviewer compared Whale Song to some of Blume’s work. I agree.

Here is the author’s site: http://www.whalesongbook.com

Best,
JB

By: Hottdog

Hottdog — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:47:10 +0000

That book touched me as a kid too. I would love to see the museum! That would be awesome! Hottdog's last blog post..House Hunting Day 2 - Full of

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:00:01 +0000

I miss you!

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By: samulli

samulli — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:05:24 +0000

It is truly amazing to think about how many people in the world read this book and how it influenced people’s lifes. I have read it as a teenager myself and still retain a ver clear memory o it to this day (which, sadly, isn’t the norm for many of the books I have read that long ago).
I have also visited the Anne Frank Museum in amsterdam a few years back (the line of people waiting to get in there is always that long, but it’s worth the wait). It is damn hard to understand how anybody could live that long is such cramped quarters. The rooms are tiny and to hink that there were several people living in there is just mindboggling.
Also, I can only second the recommendation of “The Book Thief”. I read the book only recently and loved it to bits.

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By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:21:21 +0000

I saw the movie and loved it but can't find the same movie I saw to show it to my kids. I'm still looking lol Anne's last blog post..Aloha Friday and the Earth Moved

By: Burgh Baby's Mom

Burgh Baby's Mom — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:11:30 +0000

While I haven’t read her book in what might be decades (good grief I’m getting old), her writing still haunts me. I can recite passages and still picture the images she painted with words. If she had lived longer, she certainly would have become one of the greatest authors of all time. In some ways, she did.

By: Tootsie

Tootsie — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:39:51 +0000

I think I'm going to have to re-read this now. Tootsie's last blog post..Tootsie Talks ~ Some People Listen