its_dunc 's review for:

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

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.