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apalebluedot's review
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
leslielu67's review against another edition
4.0
Slim book that manages to capture many aspects of this world war.
leslie_turner0121's review against another edition
2.0
Not really a fan of this book. Didn’t like the writing style and content was just okay.
rfelt's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings about this book--I really wanted to love it. I was impressed by the jarring effects of war and the subtle ironies of each character's experience. However, I felt like I was missing the other half of the book--things were jumbled around and (although I stopped reading for a good number of weeks) I felt confused and lost for a good part of the book. Sometimes I really enjoyed the writing and the vague set up of characters whose relationships were specified later but at other times I felt like it was a bit forced. I loved the side notes from the translator in the back that clarified historical events or words. I only wish I could have loved it more.
paulataua's review against another edition
2.0
I really don't know how to respond to '14'. I started it and finished it, yet could not, and still cannot fathom why people have given it such good reviews. It did nothing for me. I sat with it open on the final page and wondered if I had missed something, but had no desire to relive those lost minutes trying to find that something.
goodcook07's review against another edition
4.0
If I were a teacher, I would make this required reading. Much insight into WWI, more of a personal, human side to the war.
stef369's review against another edition
3.0
Ce court roman nous conte évidemment des évenements de la première guerre mondiale. Les faits sont bien connus: la mobilisation, le départ à la ligne du front, les affreuses conditions dans les tranchées... Le message reste toujours: quelle injustice, cette guerre, quel gaspillage de vies humaines...
"Or on ne quitte pas cette guerre comme ça. La situation est simple, on est coincés: les ennemis devant vous, les rats et les poux avec vous, et derrière vous, les gendarmes...."
Bien écrit, un témoignage émouvant.
"Or on ne quitte pas cette guerre comme ça. La situation est simple, on est coincés: les ennemis devant vous, les rats et les poux avec vous, et derrière vous, les gendarmes...."
Bien écrit, un témoignage émouvant.
julia212's review against another edition
3.0
an interesting read, some very good passages, some are not that exciting. only for people who are interested in WW I and already know about its history.