A review by reka111
Nyugaton a helyzet változatlan by Erich Maria Remarque

emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it.

Everyone says there is nothing worse than war, but they say this only because they don't know that life after war is just another battlefield. For those who have experienced it, there is no peace, no absolution, only the weight of survival. 

This book masterfully brings the front line to life, unflinchingly depicting its horrors and challanges. Yet, its most powerful message lies beyond the trenches: in war, there are no winners, only survivors.

The author himself must have drawn inspiration from his life, since he himself fought (and was wounded) on the Western Front. Either way, it was really eye-opening. In school, we all learn about the Western Front, but never about what it was like.

Paul, my dear Paul, lost everything in the end. He deserved so much better (and the millions of young people who lost their lives in the war).
I hoped, believed he would survive, but he didn't.


I will definitely watch the film in the future, everyone should read it at least once in their life and learn from it.
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