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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
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:
No
A profoundly moving masterpiece of violence and existentialism. Remarque’s writing is some of the best I’ve ever encountered, the scenes of humanity contrasted with sudden onsets of war capture the paradoxical lifestyles of the soldiers quite well. Everything can change in seconds. And yet, they continually strive to maintain their humanity, even as the protagonist questions whether that humanity is genuine or another fabrication of wartime self-delusion. The notion of national loyalty is quickly dispelled with, so what then drives these men? So much complexity in so few pages, and yet it is completely accessible as an outflow of raw human emotion. The soldiers all feel vibrantly real, even as the war continues to break them.
Highly recommended: this is about as perfect as a novel can get.
Highly recommended: this is about as perfect as a novel can get.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
emotional
sad
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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:
Yes
challenging
reflective
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Me deprimió un poco.
La narración es esplendida y tengo que decir que me ha encantado, hay muchas escenas de acción que predominan en la historia, pero lo cierto es que los momentos donde el protagonista se sumerge en su mente fueron mucho más impactantes, como si fuera una novela psicológica. Me llegué a encariñar mucho con los personajes y ver el desarrollo de cada uno me encantó e hizo que me entrara el sentimiento. No esperaba nada de esto, si tengo que decir la verdad, solo pensé que sería una novela histórica y me ha sorprendido mucho. No puedo pensar en otro libro con esta temática que me haya impactado tanto como este.
La narración es esplendida y tengo que decir que me ha encantado, hay muchas escenas de acción que predominan en la historia, pero lo cierto es que los momentos donde el protagonista se sumerge en su mente fueron mucho más impactantes, como si fuera una novela psicológica. Me llegué a encariñar mucho con los personajes y ver el desarrollo de cada uno me encantó e hizo que me entrara el sentimiento. No esperaba nada de esto, si tengo que decir la verdad, solo pensé que sería una novela histórica y me ha sorprendido mucho. No puedo pensar en otro libro con esta temática que me haya impactado tanto como este.
5☆
Read this a few months ago, adding now because I forgot to before. It's a story of soldiers during war, the war's impact on their lives. Overall a Masterpiece
Read this a few months ago, adding now because I forgot to before. It's a story of soldiers during war, the war's impact on their lives. Overall a Masterpiece
I’d like to reread this sometime. It’s a very human story from a perspective we don’t hear much about and reminds us that the people fighting for their governments are still human.