All But My Life was a really eye opening book for me. Even though I have studied the Holocaust before and read the book Night by Elie Wiesel, this book was very different for me. It really spoke to me and made me realize how lucky and fortunate I am. Gerda did not have to endure the terrible concentration camps like many others did, but she did have to go on that overwhelming death march. Luckily, she listened and obeyed her fathers wishes and wore the ski boots he told her too so her feet would not be frozen. She always tried to be optimistic and told the other girls that the war would be over soon and they would be free. I thought that was very brave of her to be so strong while going through such a tough time in her life. When she made the plan to try and escape during the death march, I was kind of surprised. I would think she would try and just endure the march since she was certain the war would end soon. I guess she was thinking that the Nazis would kill the survivors anyway. Overall, I thought All But My Life was a very interesting book and made me appreciate all that I have.