Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

18 reviews

geraldinerowe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective 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? No

5.0

I doubt there are many of us these days who are under any illusion as to the nature of fighting in the trenches in the First World War, but being taken along on the journey of a group of young men, barely out of school, watching the damage done to them not just physically, but also emotionally, is devastating. The fact that this story is told from the viewpoint of a German soldier is irrelevant. It is simply the facts of trench warfare. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Violence, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Animal death, and Excrement

laiamai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Animal death, Death, War, Gore, and Excrement

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, War, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Racism, Self harm, Excrement, Animal death, Medical content, Racial slurs, and Violence

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

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

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, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol and Excrement

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

charlieleelee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, Terminal illness, and Vomit