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)

248 pages first pub 1928 (editions)

fiction classics historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
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When 20-year-old Paul Bäumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiam. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under the first brutal bomb...

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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%
fast 19%
slow 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: 11% | 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: 57% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%

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