Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque

4.03 AVERAGE

klonk's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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seattlefraggle's review against another edition

5.0
I'm so grateful I wasn't forced to read this in high school when I most certainly wouldn't have appreciated it. Painful, heartbreaking and unfortunately relevant to our generation as well.

P.S. I totally cried when Paul's mom gave him the wool underwear. Weep, weep.
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shinydiscoballx's review against another edition

4.0
reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pool1877's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional 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

mimieflame's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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tendermarimo's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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covertocovergirl's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

zarzuman's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

laisrf's review

5.0
Lange lag dieses Buch bei mir wartend im Regal, bevor es reif zum Lesen war. Oder ich reif war, um es zu lesen. Als ich es endlich herausgeholt habe – mindestens fünf Jahre, nachdem ich es gekauft hatte –, war ich mir immer noch nicht sicher, ob die Zeit dafür gekommen war. Eigentlich hatte ich gar keine Lust auf Kriegsgeschichten. Und dann wurde es schnell zu einem meiner Lieblingsbücher aller Zeiten.
Ich hätte überhaupt nicht voraussehen können, wie sensibel, bedacht und akkurat Erich Maria Remarque uns nicht nur die Front schildert, sondern auch die Gefühle und Gedanken der jungen Menschen, die dort ihr Leben zerstören oder verlieren.
Man wird in diese Realität hineingezogen wie in einen Film oder Traum, so greifbar wird sie beschrieben – mit realistischen Figuren, die den vollen Umfang menschlicher Gefühle wiedergeben.
Wirklich wichtig und einfach gut. Ich bin von Remarque begeistert.

pretencioushipster's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No