A review by sipping_tea_with_ghosts
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

As haunting as you could imagine for the war it is portraying. The opening and closing lines of this brief horror show brings forth the utmost sympathy for the men and their families I will never meet or ever know. It's not a non-stop gore-fest describing men barely old enough to drink getting mortared, but a morose recounting of the author's time in what will likely be considered the greatest tragedy that should have never happened for all the nothing that was gained. The battlefields, the infirmaries and the fleeting joys of being away from a battle that scars if not maims - all of these and more are described in relentless detail that feels too easy to understand for even the most detached civilian. 

An important piece of rebellion through literature that I easily recommend for anyone even slightly interested, even if you're not as big of a history nerd like myself.