Books like All but my life

All but my life by Gerda Weissmann Klein reads as poignant, harrowing. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree

Laura Hillman · 2003

Both explore holocaust & survival

86% genome match

The children of Willesden Lane

Mona Golabek · 2002

Both explore survival & resilience

82% genome match

I Am a Star

Inge Auerbacher · 1986

Both explore holocaust & survival

80% genome match

The Happiest Man on Earth

Eddie Jaku · 2020

Both explore resilience & hope

76% genome match

Eva's story

Eva Schloss · 1988

Both explore holocaust & survival

80% genome match

Surviving the angel of death

Eva Mozes Kor · 2009

Both explore holocaust & survival

78% genome match

I Have Lived a Thousand Years

Livia Bitton-Jackson · 1997

Both explore holocaust & survival

75% genome match

La Nuit

Elie Wiesel · 1955

Both explore holocaust & survival

74% genome match

The Hiding Place

Corrie ten Boom · 1971

Both explore survival & resilience

72% genome match

First They Killed My Father

Loung Ung · 2000

Both explore survival & resilience

72% genome match

Hana's Suitcase

Karen Levine · 2002

Both explore holocaust & loss

73% genome match

Facing the lion

Simone Arnold Liebster · 2000

Both explore survival & resilience

72% genome match