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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is both sad and beautiful. It reminds me of gray, overcast mornings in the fall when life feels muted but serene. Erich Maria Remarque tells the story of Paul Bäumer and his schoolmates who all signed up to serve in the German military at the start of World War I. The story bred a new genre of book and became an instant classic. What amazed me about "All Quiet on the Western Front" is how universal Paul's story is. Erich Maria Remarque's descriptions of the exhaustion and apathy of veteran soldiers are echoed in books like "Lone Survivor," "American Sniper," and "Matterhorn." This latter book is similar enough to "All Quiet on the Western Front" that I would recommend that they are read together--or at least in the same year.
I've always wanted to read classic books but rarely get around to them. I can thank my sister-in-law for recommending we read this book together in this case. I'm glad I took her up on it because this story has made an imprint on me. I am amazed at how despite all of mankind's progress in the last century, our experiences in war have not. War is perennially whitewashed by movies and games, but its brutality remains.
Do yourself a favor and read this book this year.
I've always wanted to read classic books but rarely get around to them. I can thank my sister-in-law for recommending we read this book together in this case. I'm glad I took her up on it because this story has made an imprint on me. I am amazed at how despite all of mankind's progress in the last century, our experiences in war have not. War is perennially whitewashed by movies and games, but its brutality remains.
Do yourself a favor and read this book this year.
Stunning, stomach-churning prose. War as the ultimate dissociator: extracting the mind from the body--"it has transformed us into unthinking animals in order to give us the weapon of instinct"--until the two are dumbly sewn back together, Frankenstein'd and loose. A new favorite.
Sjukt bra. Som ett tidsdokument från Första världskriget, ett krig som är överskuggat av Andra världskrigets grymheter men som var mer primitivt. I övrigt ska man nog inte jämföra krigen. Mycket intressant också att den berättas ur en ung tysk soldats perspektiv.
Boken läste jag ett år efter att ha tagit studenten och den fullkomligt slog mig i huvudet. Lättläst, brutal och värmande allmänmänsklig. Vänta inte med att läsa den. Gör det nu.
Boken läste jag ett år efter att ha tagit studenten och den fullkomligt slog mig i huvudet. Lättläst, brutal och värmande allmänmänsklig. Vänta inte med att läsa den. Gör det nu.
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nachdem ich den Film gesehen habe musste ich auch das Buch lesen und jetzt weiß ich nicht, was ich dazu sagen soll.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Sexual content
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I sort of went with the film adaptation before the book, and, in a rare admission, think I liked the film more. The book is fantastic. Dialogue is at a minimum but Remarque’s ability to make the pages come alive with description is great. The film succeeds in conveying the emotion that I felt the pages lacked. And I think that’s BECAUSE I saw the movie first. I could visualize the movie scenes and I think that was hindering my reading experience. Overall, the book is great and the movie is a strong complement to the text.
A war classic and highly compelling tale of individual struggle.
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No