5.96k reviews for:

All Quiet on the Western Front

Erich Maria Remarque

4.03 AVERAGE

lifetheuniverse_everything's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pixelmonkee's review against another edition

4.0

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Harrowing and heartbreaking, boredom and abject terror, brutality and kindness. This book has been read by millions and I hope they all keep the horror that war is with them after they put the book down. The only way to keep from sending our young into the next conflict of egos and greed.

its_dunc's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional 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: Complicated

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Wow. What a brutal and depressing, but incredibly powerful and poetic read. I’d seen the Netflix movie like a year prior to reading this and that was pretty dark, but this is a new level, something that can’t really be conveyed easily or perfectly through film. I felt bummed after finishing the movie, I feel empty inside after finishing this.

Kind of incredible how hard this hit the world when it was first released in 1928. Impactful enough for Hitler to get offended and order it burned.

mianananana's review against another edition

4.0

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Shows the dark realities of war. Was left heartbroken after finishing in class.

tommasomarconi's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

peppino's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

badger_ti_robespierre's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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Not going to bother marking individual triggers - all of the usual related to war and body horror and atrocities 

chloeboyle's review against another edition

2.0

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Had to read this for school, I would probably appreciate this more now

annaboc's review against another edition

4.0

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So, at last I've finished this book! I ended up really enjoying(? Is that the wrong word?) it. Obviously I read it in translation, and so I'm not sure exactly who this comment is towards, but my main criticism is the fact that certain phrases and terms are repeated a lot very near each other. I can't tell you the amount of times I read 'bent double'. Aside from that, I thought that it was a very poignant account of a soldier in World War Two and it was highly descriptive. I definitely think it deserves four stars.

mgaskell's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No