Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

74 reviews

daniellekat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.5

A tragic look at the cost of war. This was powerfully told and has understandably stood the test of time. At times the language was a bit dense and difficult to follow, but the translation was superb. I also found the pacing strange, although the unpredictability of it did add to the overall reading experience. All-in-all this was heavy but absolutely worthwhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Sexism, Excrement, and Vomit

signachi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mooonyaa's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

gubler2003's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Easily in my top 5 favorite books of all time. Wilfred Owen meets literature. Descriptive, beautiful and deeply heartwrenching at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

patriciapueyolopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

jamie_el's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is one I'd consider a must-read for anyone. It is very heavy in topic and definitely a more somber read, but the focus it holds on what it was like for the soldiers of WW1 really brings to life the conflict and reminds us that the people it affected were not dissimilar to us. I think its grit and its honesty makes it one of the best anti-war books ever written.

You find yourself falling in love with the characters, only for them to be cruelly ripped away out of nowhere. And throughout you find yourself asking for what reason it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Due to the focus on the first world war, there is quite explicit description throughout of the sights and sounds the soldiers experience, including description of injuries, dead bodies etc. which may be distressing to some people.

crouth's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

felivrin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

ninjamuse's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

wyabook234's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying and Vomit