This book is hard to read, it took me a long time even though it's only 120 pages because of the mental prep needed to take in what you're reading. That said, I think everyone should read this at some point in their life. Gisella Perl writes firsthand accounts of her time in Auschwitz, Hamburg Dege-werke, and Belsen Bergen. From the synopsis, "Her story individualizes and, therefore, humanizes a victim of mass dehumanization. ... It is both graphic in its horrific details and eloquent in its emotional responses." Be prepared for your own emotional response when reading it.