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curiousgeorge_h's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
firstwords's review against another edition
5.0
Like others, I'm not sure why I didnt get to this before. This is a great story told in the first person of Paul, a German soldier in the trenches of WWI, and his comrades. For this reader, at least, All Quiet had me on the proverbial edge of the seat, wondering when the other shoe would drop, who would lose their life next, when they would be called up to the front, and when they would finally get a break. This is *not* an "action" novel, but you find yourself genuinely invested in the characters, loathing who they loathe, and enjoying the occasional hot meal and shower as much as they do. For the time that this was written, it must have been a helluva page turner.
luke_823's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.75
adzel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
liliov's review against another edition
5.0
Los testimonios por mucho son de mis "generos" favoritos porque son asà tal cual como son...reales y sin filtro...
savageadage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jackiread's review against another edition
5.0
This book is part of a previously established 10th grade curriculum that I walked in on. I had never even heard of it until now. In the beginning, I was skeptical of its place in the curriculum as I saw the faces of disgust on the kids as we trudged through graphic description after description of the bloody warfare.
I'm not entirely interested in war or anything related to historically significant battles, but by the time I got to chapter 6, this book wouldn't let me put it down. Looking at it holistically, I have to say that it's a beautifully written novel with grandiose statements about the most insignificant little matters of trench warfare. I loved how, despite being a book covering lofty subjects like life, death, love, enemies, it still a book about boys being boys.
I love this book. I love it and am so glad I was forced to read it. Now that the students are in chapter 10, I've had a few tell me that they finished the book early. They couldn't drop it either.
I'm not entirely interested in war or anything related to historically significant battles, but by the time I got to chapter 6, this book wouldn't let me put it down. Looking at it holistically, I have to say that it's a beautifully written novel with grandiose statements about the most insignificant little matters of trench warfare. I loved how, despite being a book covering lofty subjects like life, death, love, enemies, it still a book about boys being boys.
I love this book. I love it and am so glad I was forced to read it. Now that the students are in chapter 10, I've had a few tell me that they finished the book early. They couldn't drop it either.