Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

38 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

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

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

corporatelobotomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

holy mother of god. i don't think i can ever move on from this. to conclude:

"parting from my friend albert kropp was very hard. 
but a man gets used to that sort of thing in the army."

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Content Warnings

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

alice_appleby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

iswearimliterate's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Really, there’s nothing I can say that hasn’t been said. It’s modern and sharp as it always has been, it sets out to do what it wants to do perfectly. It’s also depressing as hell, but that’s exactly what it should be. Free from catharsis in the way most war movies are, All Quiet feels to me more true to life than any of them—the only joy in war is in all the things that aren’t war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Ok this was better than I thought it would be. I read this after I heard about the movie and I don't regret it. Paul is a younger German soldier on the front lines of WW1 who struggles to understand the horrors of war and the trenches. The story is centered around Paul and his 7 classmates. This book, while very serious and somber, reads like a diary. Everything feels past tense but also like it happened a few hours ago not a few years ago. There's almost no dialogue and huge chunks of exposition or philosophical thoughts. This combined with the long chapters made it a difficult read. It's very slow and there isn't a ton of action. It's definitely geared towards history nerds and as someone who likes history but prefers english this was a hard read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jumpingjacksofy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Beautifully written.  The rhythm of Erich Maria Remarque’s poetic prose is a treat to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide