tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post2820205749487253578..comments2023-10-14T05:08:04.673-07:00Comments on Barrie Summy: The Book Review Club (December 2018)Barriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-37619558444802238012018-12-17T17:21:31.831-08:002018-12-17T17:21:31.831-08:00As a Jew, I have mixed feelings about an Anne Fran...As a Jew, I have mixed feelings about an Anne Frank graphic book, although I usually am all for making famous books more accessible to reluctant readers in graphic form. The original diary was one of the most powerful and upsetting books I ever read as a child. To turn this tragic story into an amusing graphic book seems disrespectful of the dead, not just Anne, but also the 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust in the most awful way imaginable. However, since the Anne Frank Foundation commissioned it, they must have good reasons and hopefully her story will reach a larger audience and decrease the recent surge in anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial. Thanks for telling me about it and for hosting.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-2063358566725976192018-12-17T16:56:57.113-08:002018-12-17T16:56:57.113-08:00I remember that even in high school I liked the gr...I remember that even in high school I liked the graphic version of the classics that were being published at that time. As a teacher, I've always believed in giving people things to read in the formats they enjoy. No matter what it is (to a large extent), the more you read the better. Thanks for taking the time to host our reviews. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-30263881885773794572018-12-12T19:03:47.178-08:002018-12-12T19:03:47.178-08:00THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is the book that had the m...THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is the book that had the most impact on me then and now. This looks like an interesting version of the story. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-63061178406430675592018-12-12T18:46:59.049-08:002018-12-12T18:46:59.049-08:00I'm going to have to read this. It's a gre...I'm going to have to read this. It's a great idea, making the story relevant to a new generation. So glad you brought it to my attention!<br />Phyllis Wheelerhttp://www.phylliswheeler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-13039601483045597952018-12-12T09:15:36.315-08:002018-12-12T09:15:36.315-08:00How cool! I wonder if my 12-year-old niece would l...How cool! I wonder if my 12-year-old niece would like it. She's not much of a reader, but she loves graphic novels.<br /><br />I didn't get my review done. Oops. I'll post it as a non-Book Review Club review later this month.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980711066816198415noreply@blogger.com