Erich Maria Remarque and A. W. Wheen - All Quiet on the Western Front: An Adapted Classic

Pros: Excellent, gripping prose will make you think

Cons: Sad ending

The Bottom Line: One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, it will open your eyes to the horror of war.

Review: ”When it comes to dying for your country, it’s better not to die at all.” Paul Bäumer Erich Maria Remarque used his personal experiences to write the most powerful novel on World War I, All Quiet on the Western Front. ...

Pros: Gripping account of World War I

Cons: None at all.

The Bottom Line: More than a novel, a first hand account of World War I and an indictment against war itself.

Review: When Erich Maria Remarque published All Quiet on the Western Front in 1929, a novel that deta ...

Pros: Powerful prose. Captivating look at the reality of war.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: The best novel I have ever read.

Review: This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped...

Pros: The ultimate anti-war novel

Cons: Some people just don't get it

The Bottom Line: I bet the person who coined the phrase 'The War To End All Wars' feels a bit silly now.

Review: I have a morbid fascination for WW1 - The Great War (there's an oxymoron for you) - particula ...

Pros: Gripping story told in prose so rich it should be treasured.

Cons: People are allowed to declare war without having read this.

The Bottom Line: In a war novel full of keen observation and powerful writing, Erich Maria Remarque has written one of the most moving and insightful sentences ever crafted.

Review: Human communication is a miracle. It is perhaps the most convincing evidence that there might be a God or gods. We convey information to each other that is so rich and so complex, it makes it possible to believe that we have been touched by the divine....

Pros: A harrowing first-person view of the life of a soldier

Cons: Not a pure leisurely read

The Bottom Line: This is a must read for everyone because all of us are affected by the tragedy of war.

Review: I had heard wonderful praise about this book for years. Some of my friends told me that they had read it in school; unfortunately I did not have such an assignment. When I mentioned that my favorite book was Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo, ...

Pros: exciting, interesting book

Cons: --

Review: As All Quiet on the Western Front progresses and develops, there is one key aspect of Remarque’s writing that is fascinating to follow. At the beginning, when Kat and Paul share a goose together, in a seemingly peculiar wartime ritual, the reader may...

Pros: a must read!

Cons: none whatsoever except not enough people read this book

The Bottom Line: read it. go to the library and borrow a copy. go to the bookstore and buy one. anyone supporting the onslaught of another war should go and read this book.

Review: this book sits on my bookshelf, worn out, pages yellowing, and yet, not a week goes by without me thumbing through it. 'all quiet on the western front' should be a mandatory book to be read through high school. i read this book in university but it was...

Pros: EVERYTHING ELSE. Life-changingly touching

Cons: not a terribly HAPPY book

Review: This book has towered in my reading life, so much so I wonder why it has taken me so long to write about it.

It was the first book I was ever MANDATED to read ( for school, of course) that actually because a pleasure, a joy.. and a landmark...

Pros: Powerful battle scenes, accurate information on the war

Cons: None

Review: This story, told from the point of view of a young German soldier during World War I, will give you all the horrific details about the grueling war during the early 1900's known as World War I.

This novel takes you through the life of a German...