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All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel

Erich Maria Remarque

4.03 AVERAGE

bvbmano's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: N/A

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It was my first time reading a book for fun, and finishing it, in maybe over a decade. For the first time, reading felt like watching a show or a movie, so that’s nice. Pretty sad book though. 

proeliator's review against another edition

5.0

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This is certainly one of the greatest war novels ever written, by someone who was there. I'm not sure I can even do it justice in a review, so I'll keep it short. Netflix recently released a German version, which is an unbelievably great film, but does stray from the novel quiet a bit. A young man runs off to war for glory (as men often do), and discovers instead that he is trapped in a hellscape of
rat-infested trenches that few soldiers have ever experienced before in human history, featuring the debut of poison gas, the tank, fighter planes and huge artillery guns. It's not long before he becomes disillusioned and bitter at the futility of it all, and that he is fighting young men who are basically the same as he is, so that old politicians and officers can have their glory.

abernathy77's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

jack_may's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative sad

katumiletich's review against another edition

5.0

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Que libro! Una novela que narra desde la perspectiva de un joven soldado alemán, los horrores y sinsentido de la primera guerra mundial.
Podría resultar incómoda por su crudeza, pero es tan honesta y real que conmueve.

Son las vivencias de un grupo de jovenes que están matando y evitando que los maten sin entender realmente porque y para que lo hacen.
Muy bien escrita!

Este libro muestra lo absurdo de la guerra, el sufrimiento, la desolación, el miedo de tantos jóvenes empujados a vivir el infierno y (con suerte o no) morir en él o seguir con las secuelas físicas y psicológicas durante el resto de su vida en un mundo en el que ya no se sienten parte.

Se tradujo a muchos idiomas, se llevó a la pantalla grande, en una época se prohibió su lectura, también fue un best seller, y con todo eso, seguimos haciendo guerras, seguimos destruyendo vidas y generaciones enteras. Que lástima que después de tanto, no hayamos aprendido nada.

Un libro antibelicista de lectura obligada.

coffeeandbooks18's review against another edition

4.0

dark 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: Yes

ollythetree's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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

carlaaac's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional 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: No

amandalanphear's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

mountfright's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated