All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back #1

Erich Maria Remarque with A.W. Wheen (Translator)

295 pages first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
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I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow...This is the testament of Paul Bäumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army during World...

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Moods

sad 85%
dark 79%
emotional 75%
reflective 54%
tense 50%
challenging 38%
informative 23%
adventurous 12%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 19%
fast 19%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 13% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%

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