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All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1)
All Quiet on the Western Front - All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1
Author: Erich Maria Remarque, A. W. Wheen (Translator)
The testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I, illuminates the savagery and futility of war. Remarque's 1929 novel is among the finest antiwar literature written after the First World War.
ISBN-13: 9780449202494
ISBN-10: 0449202496
Publication Date: 9/12/1982
Pages: 304
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 18 ratings
Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 10
There are some books that should be read by every generation. The book conquers without persuading, it shakes you without exaggerating, a perfect work of art and at the same time truth that cannot be doubted
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Helpful Score: 8
This is one of those books that keeps being taught in schools. Damned good thing, too. Everyone should read it. It is heartrending, horrifying, beautiful and not a word wasted. Very short book that will stay with you long after you read it--haunting in that way that the best books are.
reviewed All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1) on + 26 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Remarque is an honest writer. When he writes of war he depicts it honestly. Read this, then read the rest of his writings.
bup avatar reviewed All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1) on + 165 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is stupid embarrassing, but the name of the main character is Paul Baeumer, and the author's name is Erich Remarque, but the book felt so real I thought I was reading a real autobiographical history of a soldier in WWI until the very end.

The point is, yes, I'm stupid, but also how amazing real the book reads.

The other thing I think is that this book wouldn't have been nearly as effective if it were an account of a soldier on the winning side. Duh, you who have read the book say. It's all about the futility of war. Well, yeah, but still.
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Helpful Score: 2
A realistic, sink-your-teeth into book. A powerful war book.
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reviewed All Quiet on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
Remarque writes in the epigraph that his book will describe the men who were destroyed by the war and after that 'All Quiet on the Western Front is a near ceaseless exploration of the destructive properties of WWI. This novel was Superb-a Masterpiece displaying the raw guts' of humanity.
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This is one of the most well known war books, I enjoyed it, it gave a real personal perspective to the war
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Very good look at human nature and the ironies of life. A bittersweet ending, but a real glimpse of how war affects a young life.
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Disturbing view of war, very powerful and pretty fast reading too. Not for the faint of heart.
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The classic German novel of World War I. Remarque fought in the war himself and his descriptions of trench warfare in France are vivid. A great read for anyone, especially those interested in history or human nature during wartime.
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Excellent!
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I hated this book, I was forced to read it in my senior lit class 6 years ago. It probably was a good story, but I'm extremely squeamish and the constant references to soldiers having their limbs blown off and spurting blood totally turned me off to it.

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