Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

67 reviews

joshreeves's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, and Mental illness

milliewhattt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and War

mardana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

Just not really feeling this one right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Body horror, and Mental illness

fee_20's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Violence

gmacedo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Cancer

astrocate's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Le atrocità delle trincee della prima guerra mondiale sono rappresentate in modo sublime: la crudeltà del fronte, le emozioni dei soldati e la loro condizione sono descritte in modo dettagliato, crudo e accurato.
Mi sarei aspettato uno svolgimento diverso, più cruento, ma nonostante ciò il libro resta assolutamente valido.
Un po' lento e a tratti noioso in alcuni punti, resta avvincente e interessante in altri.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Blood

Minor: Terminal illness

annahelene's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Eins meiner absoluten Lieblingsbücher. Niemand könnte die Grauen des Krieges in so schöne Worte einbetten wie Remarque. Das Buch ist so faszinierend die pazifistische Botschaft erzählt sich ganz von selbst ohne dass der Autor explizit darauf hinweisen muss. Auch über hundert Jahre nach Ende des Krieges ist es wichtig solche Bücher zu lesen und zu erinnern was der Krieg damals und immer noch heute mit Menschen anrichtet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, Gore, Physical abuse, Grief, Death, Gun violence, and War

lady_moon's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 Since I learned what the Lost Generation really means, I was deeply saddened and intrigued by it.

However, being an American concept, or at least something started there, I wasn't expecting to find anything particular related to it in an audiobook by German author I picked because I was looking for something short to fullfil a prompt for a readathon.

I started the book with zero expectations. Actually, I thought I probably will be bored by it and will have to push through it if I wouldn't dnf. (Not the best experience with classics here). I was so wrong.

Words are not enough to say how heartbreaking this tale is. How the really, really sad part is that everything happening there, has happened in real life.

The book itself is an open, aching wound. And in the same time is a love, sad letter to all people lost in wars that had nothing to do with them. Lost in every possible way a young person - young people - can be consumed and destroyed by war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual content and Excrement

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War