laibah_i2 's review for:

4.0

I haven't read alot of world war books but I love that this one did not talk about the politics of WW1 at all, or France's motivations or how the characters related to the politics of the war, instead it hyperfocused on the events in this one trench and that was perfect because it made the violence that ensued seem as senseless as it is, it depicted how humiliating and degrading war is, how it robbed these men of human agency and dignity and they died in fear away from everyone they loved, overall it was disturbing but moving and we should keep the people facing this kind of violence today in our prayers because we live in a world where loss of life is somehow an acceptable price to pay for stupid useless power