All But My Life

All but my life was a very sad and emotional book, but also a very interesting and fun book to read. I could not even began to think of being a Jew at the time of the Holocaust, or be in Gerda's position. She overcomes so much in such a short period of time, for example not being able to see her brother or him leaving thinking he could die and you never seeing him again. She is so supportive for her family in a emotional way and physical matter. I can relate to her, because bad stuff is happing all the time then something good happens and can change the way you look at something. For example, when the German police saw her English books in her bag, she was doomed she thought and at the end of her troubles she came out OK, she was frightened but also she gained knowledge from the experience, because he let her go. To me i fell like she takes up her brothers absents as the man since her dad is sick, she fills it well but brings a lot of worries for her parents at points also. Another part that made me stop and think, was when Isle was on the train and the ride, people, and noise gave her a headache, and a random person offered her asprin to cure it. It suprised me someone would give up something that is so rare in the spot they were in just to help someone you dont know. This book has got my attention and look forward to finishing it.