While reading the second half of All But My Life i saw how life just got worse and worse for Gerda and other jews. While some camps weren't so bad for the girls, others were hell. I admire how strong Gerda was through her times at the camps. Working constantly for sometimes twenty-four hours on end would be excruciating. Also being a personal fan of food, i couldn't bare not eating for so long. My respect for the girls only got stronger when i was reading about Gerda's struggles through the death marches. I previously thought that death marches were only about a few days to a week tops! I had no idea that they had to march through the winter, cold, and snow for months. Day after day of constant walking, no food, horrible conditions, and the fear of death would, in my opinion, kill a person in a matter of days. I just can't image walking through the snow, cold and wind for so long. I also admire Gerda's bravery through the ordeal, and trying to comfort the other girls in there time of peril. Gerda's story really makes a good book, in that it gives the story of someone having a decint life, to a life of damnation, and then turning out to find comfort and love in the end. I wish Gerda could make an appearance so we could talk to her in person to get a true idea of how life was from the person themselves. Reading All But My Life has given me a different outlook as to the struggles many jews had to overcome throughout the war.