All Quiet on the Western Front
By Erich Maria Remarque & Arthur Wesley Wheen
- Release Date: 1981-10-12
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
The masterpiece of the German experience during World War I, considered by many the greatest war novel of all time—with an Oscar–winning film adaptation now streaming on Netflix.
“[Erich Maria Remarque] is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank.”—The New York Times Book Review
I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. . . .
This is the testament of Paul Bäumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army during World War I. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught breaks in pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches.
Through years of vivid horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another . . . if only he can come out of the war alive.
Reviews
A true anti-war story
3By kcin88The English is a bit rough at times, but All Quiet on the Western Front is a true anti-war story. WW1, or any war for the matter, is such a waste of life.The ending was so sad
5By jumpingandpopping1228Best war novel everBest anti-war book ever.
5By archilnyGreat read.One of the Best
5By CamCoop88Amazing bookAll Quiet on the Western Front...
5By Haro BrothersBeautifulAlways Relevant
5By Sibill35All Quiet on the Western Front is an assault on the mind as it vividly describes the young men caught up in a senseless maelstrom of filth and carnage. There is no glory in war. Anyone who thinks there is has not read this story of the appalling conditions and relentless erosion of the human spirit that results. I cried at the conclusion because there could be no other path to peace for Paul Baumer. Though fiction, the characters are incredibly real and human. This is a masterful work and a must read for all.Amazing One-Liners
5By Morgan, a Level 7 ArtistQuotable and memorable.It's boring
1By Urgirltswizzle2/10 would not read again (whip that rhymed)The book
5By HnfxDoes this have audio?For any student of any war
5By Chiricano 2001This is a "must read". We know the axiom "War is hell." But this journey takes us into that real world. I used to wonder why my dad never spoke of WWII or my brother of Viet Nam. This gives me a good idea, especially of the mental cost paid by those who serve. My heart breaks for our vets and their families who suffer right now, today.
