I read it when I was 14 or 15 and to think that someone so close to my age has seen the things she had seen yet find positivity in that environment made me learn my first lesson in humility, humanity and appreciation of my circumstances as they were nothing less than luxurious compared to this 14 year old girl. 
 Its a book that one has to go back to again and again so that the subtle nuances of the story can be noted. Her observations as a young kid is more profound than it originally seems and with every read, there is something new to offer, to ponder and retrospect. 
 I have read this half a dozen times now and it never gets old or boring or repetitive.