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4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
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Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
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A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
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emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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sad
tense
medium-paced
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Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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I thought this did an excellent job of putting you in the front lines of war. There was a lot of wishful thinking for the group of friends. It's a good reminder too of how, in war, the soldiers usually are just obeying orders. That no one actually wants to be fighting.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s hard to find the words, but I will.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a beautifully written, harrowing and eye-opening account of life on the frontlines of the First World War. Told through the eyes of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier, it captures the brutality of trench warfare and the deep emotional impact it has on those who live through it. Paul’s longing for his old life comes through powerfully in lines like “I want to get that quiet rapture back, feel again, just as before, that fierce and unnamed passion I used to feel when I looked at my books.” That sense of something precious being lost forever runs through the whole novel, and it’s heartbreaking.
Remarque doesn’t just show the violence and chaos of war. He shows how empty and senseless it is. “So why is there a war at all?” Tjaden asks. “There must be some people who find the war worthwhile,” comes the reply. One line that really stayed with me was “The train goes slowly. From time to time it stops, so that the dead can be taken off. It stops a lot.” Quiet, understated and devastating.
This book is a stark reminder of the human cost of war. It left me feeling both moved and unsettled, and I think that’s exactly the point.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a beautifully written, harrowing and eye-opening account of life on the frontlines of the First World War. Told through the eyes of Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier, it captures the brutality of trench warfare and the deep emotional impact it has on those who live through it. Paul’s longing for his old life comes through powerfully in lines like “I want to get that quiet rapture back, feel again, just as before, that fierce and unnamed passion I used to feel when I looked at my books.” That sense of something precious being lost forever runs through the whole novel, and it’s heartbreaking.
Remarque doesn’t just show the violence and chaos of war. He shows how empty and senseless it is. “So why is there a war at all?” Tjaden asks. “There must be some people who find the war worthwhile,” comes the reply. One line that really stayed with me was “The train goes slowly. From time to time it stops, so that the dead can be taken off. It stops a lot.” Quiet, understated and devastating.
This book is a stark reminder of the human cost of war. It left me feeling both moved and unsettled, and I think that’s exactly the point.