Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque

25 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

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

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

marcipanek7's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

This book changed me in some way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

ronan900's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

sophtanda'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury

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