Reviews tagging 'Violence'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

96 reviews

kendyllgull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, War, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gore, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Sexual content

maxbirkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment

connectedwings's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Animal death, Violence, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

sweenial's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A true classic.  As good as the hype.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

careinthelibrary's review

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Medical content

dannb's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Understand why the nazi party banned this book in the 1930s. VERY real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

kelley016's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

jagrove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Violence, War, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Animal death

kaih19's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was a very poetic and descriptive book. it was eye-opening in a way i didn’t expect, as it revealed the emotions felt by soldiers that are perhaps not talked about much. i would definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, War, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, and Gore

marcipanek7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

This book changed me in some way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Blood, and Body horror