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Im Westen nichts Neues

Erich Maria Remarque

4.03 AVERAGE

sylxweb's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bader's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

icroberts1998's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wylied's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

sonja777's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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

paper_cloud's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

pryme's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad 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: No

allie79813's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dragon_graou0's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rachgunnreads's review against another edition

4.0

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The quote, “War does not determine who is right—only who is left,” resonates deeply throughout the narrative. The author depicts the senselessness of war, emphasizing that it ultimately yields survivors rather than victors. War leaves traumatized remnants of young men who initially held romanticized views of the bravery of war, but they are instead left fragile and scarred. This was one classic I hadn’t read and while it’s a marvelous piece of work, it’s horrifying and I admittedly skipped some of the gruesome descriptions.