Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

67 reviews

centurylore's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

philodora's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, War, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

sammaich's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

autumn_franks_03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, War, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

marie_28's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, Death, and Gun violence

marleen02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Blood, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Death

lesyeuxdedaria's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? No

4.5

A truly moving novel, it describes the horrors of war in the most detailed but also appropriate way. The characters all have own character traits, and end up becoming almost numb to emotional pain after being on the front for years, having seen the worst and cruelest of things humans are capable of. It was definitely hard to get through some passages because of the brutality of the described events, even if it is a well written novel. You learn many new things about war and it also makes you feel even more like war is the most unnecessary and awful thing possible, that's decided by a few powerful men that results in thousands of deaths of innocent people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

_marco_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Words cannot describe the utter anguish one feels after having read this book. I can attempt to explain it away, but there is no way I can possibly do it justice. 

All Quiet on the Western Front is A very difficult read, in the sense of its content, however I do believe that it is a necessary one. Set in the Eastern Front of WWI, the story follows a group of young German soldiers as they experience the man-made horrors of war. Themes of loss, fear, courage, humanity, and love are explored in extreme depth and detail. After finishing, amidst tears I was left with complete despair and a renewed reverence for human life and all that makes it sacred. This read will definitely stay with me long after I’ve placed the book back on the shelf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, War, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

rebecca_t's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

queenkath32's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, and Violence