Book Reviews of All Quiet on the Western Front

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

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.

Remarque is an honest writer. When he writes of war he depicts it honestly. Read this, then read the rest of his writings.

i found the beginning a little tough to get through, but i really liked the ending.

This is simply the best war novel ever written. Truly enlightening.

Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.
"The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."
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This book is excellent for a high school history class.

Classic novel of World War One

A must read for those studying trench warfare during WW I. A warning...this book accurately portrays the horrors of living in the trenches.

Probably the closest one can get to a soldiers' experience without being one. This book shows the true nature of war.

It was an enlightening as well as depressing view of war and how it effects an individual. I enjoyed it a lot.

Everybody should read this at least once.

Sad.

Great book for studying & discussions about war with our highschool-aged children.

I love this book. It is a hard read from a historical and emotional front. The beautiful yet disturbing poetic language used to describe the gutteral baseness of what is happening all around the central character can be overwhelming, but that seems to be the intention. This is such an amazing book and really should be read again after the high school years.

I read this book a long long time ago, when I was in higi school. It must have been OK, because I kept it all these years. But I doubt I will ever read it again, so hope someone else can enjoy it - or at least finish their term paper!

Paul Baumer enlists with his classmates in the German army of WWI. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm. But the world of work, duty, culture and progress they had been taught breaks into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. Through years of vivid horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other, if only he come out of the war alive.

This is one of the most well known war books, I enjoyed it, it gave a real personal perspective to the war

This is one of the most well known war books, I enjoyed it, it gave a real personal perspective to the war

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.

I am young. I am twenty years old: yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow…

This is the testament of Paul Baumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm. But the world of work, duty, culture, and progress they had been taught breaks into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches.

Through years of vivid horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men against each other, if only he can come out of the war alive.

The greatest war novel of all time!

I was forced to read this book in 9th grade. It was so amazing I couldn’t put it down. To this day, it remains one of my favorite books. The author does an amazing job of brining a human element to war.

,.. a vivid story about a young man who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I.

it's a really good war story, with lots of details.

A classic of modern literature.

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