mikhail_mascarenhas's review against another edition
4.0
"That's right," says Kat, "you've said something for once, Tjaden. State and home-country, there's a big difference."
The author through his characters questions the very purpose and nature of war. Why fight another's war? How does one find a reason to live after experiencing a total annihilation of human feeling?
It's a bitter story of a band of classmates who enlist to join the German army with the fervor of youth. The trials of World War I take a toll on them as they lose their youthful spirit and become men of a lost generation.
Certainly one of the better war novels of it's time.
The author through his characters questions the very purpose and nature of war. Why fight another's war? How does one find a reason to live after experiencing a total annihilation of human feeling?
It's a bitter story of a band of classmates who enlist to join the German army with the fervor of youth. The trials of World War I take a toll on them as they lose their youthful spirit and become men of a lost generation.
Certainly one of the better war novels of it's time.
oneanxiousstudybuddy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War and Death
watisliteratuur's review against another edition
5.0
Ik zal nooit een beter boek lezen dan dit. Wat de fuck. Wat ziekelijk goed. Zo mooi geschreven, zo'n gruwelijk beeld dat het schept. Zeker, en bij verre, mijn favoriete boek dit.
salbulga's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
cupsofteaandnovels'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? No
4.0
lottedenstad's review against another edition
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
summyrenea's review against another edition
5.0
I am wrecked emotionally. It was hauntingly beautiful and absolutely raw. I will not soon forget Paul and his comrades.
juliekreddy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
sad
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? No
5.0