Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

22 reviews

saraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

One of the best pieces of war literature I've ever read. Deeply moving, reflective, leaves you with a strong sense of injustice – as any good war novel should.
I feel like the author went for an explicitly didascalic approach, unambiguously denouncing the horrors of the war through the first person account of the young protagonist's personal experiences and reflections.
The strong accent on the loss of youthful dreams and teenage convictions makes it, in a way, a hybrid between a war novel and a bildungsroman.
The style was poetic at times, especially when reporting the protagonist's considerations, then moving to a kind of matter-of-factly journalistic style when describing the soldiers' routine and daily sufferings.
Last but not least, it's the first – and so far the only – war novel I read that managed to give a realistic account of a teenage boy's perspective on women and sexual attraction without falling into misogyny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, Blood, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, and Racial slurs

mme_carton's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

opinkb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Gore, Animal death, Violence, War, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

sammaich's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Medical content, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

maxlexn02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cancer, Blood, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Death

_marco_'s review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Words cannot describe the utter anguish one feels after having read this book. I can attempt to explain it away, but there is no way I can possibly do it justice. 

All Quiet on the Western Front is A very difficult read, in the sense of its content, however I do believe that it is a necessary one. Set in the Eastern Front of WWI, the story follows a group of young German soldiers as they experience the man-made horrors of war. Themes of loss, fear, courage, humanity, and love are explored in extreme depth and detail. After finishing, amidst tears I was left with complete despair and a renewed reverence for human life and all that makes it sacred. This read will definitely stay with me long after I’ve placed the book back on the shelf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Mental illness, War, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

rebecca_t's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

queenkath32's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, War, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death, and Violence

sunnilee's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Animal death

livruther's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

beautifully written + very honest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, War, Gun violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Animal cruelty, Torture, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content