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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War
Probably the most famous anti-war novel about the horrors of the Great War, this book tells the story of Paul Bäumer, a young recruit who leaves for the Western Front with a group of school friends.
Not only set at the front, the novel also focuses on the feelings of detachment that soldiers felt when returning home on leave, which was a rare event and left the soldiers feeling unsettled - wanting to return to the familiarity of the trenches, and yet knowing they were returning to certain death.
Although largely about the futility of war, and the horrific suffering of the soldiers, there are also light-hearted moments in this book.
Having read quite a few novels about WW1 for my A level, it was good to read one from the German perspective which shows that the German soldiers were just lads like our own - just ordinary men that became unwitting pawns in a bigger game.
I really enjoyed this - it’s just a pity that my dentist decided to tell me a huge spoiler when I was only on page 42!
Not only set at the front, the novel also focuses on the feelings of detachment that soldiers felt when returning home on leave, which was a rare event and left the soldiers feeling unsettled - wanting to return to the familiarity of the trenches, and yet knowing they were returning to certain death.
Although largely about the futility of war, and the horrific suffering of the soldiers, there are also light-hearted moments in this book.
Having read quite a few novels about WW1 for my A level, it was good to read one from the German perspective which shows that the German soldiers were just lads like our own - just ordinary men that became unwitting pawns in a bigger game.
I really enjoyed this - it’s just a pity that my dentist decided to tell me a huge spoiler when I was only on page 42!
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Wow. Just wow. Everyone needs to read this book. I am changed
challenging
dark
informative
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
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
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:
No
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
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