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A review by halsefni
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a beautiful and harrowing story about the lost generation and their maligned existence. Soldiers no older than 19, taken to war with false hopes of a better life for their countrymen, are the centerpiece of this novel. Erich Maria Remarque does a great job of focusing on the despondent life of the youth during the First World War. There are quiet and charming moments, but they are still underlined by a sense of hopelessness. The author does a great job of portraying the imprint that wars have on people and how they are never the same after seeing the sights they saw.
There is one passage that has left a mark on me.
'Ah! Mother, Mother! You still think I am a child-- why can I not put my head in your lap and weep? Why have I always to be strong and self-controlled? I would like to weep and to be comforted too, indeed I am little more than a child; in the wardrobe still hang short, boy's trousers-- it is such a little time ago, why is it over?'
There is one passage that has left a mark on me.
'Ah! Mother, Mother! You still think I am a child-- why can I not put my head in your lap and weep? Why have I always to be strong and self-controlled? I would like to weep and to be comforted too, indeed I am little more than a child; in the wardrobe still hang short, boy's trousers-- it is such a little time ago, why is it over?'