Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

77 reviews

indigosl's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Gore, Gun violence, and Alcohol

gemmascott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An absolutely devastating account of life for a young man in the German side of the trenches during WW1. The descriptions of loss, hopelessness, horror and futility of it all are a truly harrowing read. 

I couldn’t say that I enjoyed this book, but I read it in one sitting and would recommend it to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and War

kelseak96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

carys_ene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Excrement and Alcohol

bluejay21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief

carolinasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My brain was in a total fog whilst reading this and I’m writing this review over a year after having read it but I remember it being incredible 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

namizaela's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

"A little soldier and a clear voice, and if anyone were to caress him he would hardly understand, this soldier with the big boots and the shut heart, who marches because he is wearing big boots, and has forgotten all else but marching."

The thing that stuck out to me about this book was how gory it is, and how matter-of-fact it is about its goriness. Retrospectively I should have expected this since it's a book about WW1, but I don't think I've ever read a book about war that seems so truthful. I've never been a soldier, but from what I know about wars, the actual violence of them can't be glossed over. This book made me feel empathy, hope, and finally sadness--but mostly horror. It's a great book that does exactly what it sets out to do, but personally I wasn't prepared for the graphic descriptions of violence and death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism