false <![CDATA[All Quiet on the Western Front]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169960875m/42914.jpg 355697 98 Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.<br>"The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."<br>THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 2662852 book 1928 All Quiet on the Western Front total:16974|5:4655|4:5966|3:4459|2:1455|1:439| 16974 63865 20830 1003 5 20 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 10:28:07 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:37:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 4 true false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Oct 02 21:23:34 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 17 18:15:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 4 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 27 13:14:26 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 14:00:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 07:13:24 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 07:20:27 -0700 2009 pleasant book to read. It is not supposed to be. It is full of violence and death and loss and a kind of perpetual suffering and terror that most of us have never and will never experience. Wh...more...]]> 0 2 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 06:41:03 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 13:03:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 14:05:34 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:55:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 17:07:58 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 16:44:06 -0800 2009 1 All Quiet as part of their research. It's...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 15:03:59 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 15:06:27 -0700 2008 2 Over-rated...

Although this is an intriguing book, I feel that it has been historically over-rated. It is more a series of vignettes describing in detail, events of the war (one could almost say pornographically; but this is admittedly a little harsh): there are scenes of wounded horses s...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 11:24:56 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 11:39:36 -0700 2008 I agree even though I have not read them all.
Among the reasons why I loved the writing along with the character was the concept of food and/or the event of eating. They're getting shot at, shells are exploding, and ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu May 08 15:13:38 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 18:49:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 21:53:37 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 21:54:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon May 05 02:54:41 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 03:14:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 11:14:41 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 11:14:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false true Thu Feb 07 11:43:50 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 11:45:04 -0800 2008
The plot is straight forward. We join young Paul Baumer before he enlis...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Nov 10 16:08:27 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 15:29:20 -0800 2008 Banned Books
Because All Quiet on the Western Front offered a gruesome portrayal of a war lost by the Germans, it infuriated Adolph Hitler, who ordered the book banned and destroyed throughout Germany. Many critics, however, consider it the b...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Sep 30 08:38:42 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 08:39:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Tue Jan 08 13:51:24 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 13:55:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 28 11:20:04 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 11:34:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 11 08:40:35 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 10:33:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 23 20:52:52 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 21:49:15 -0800 2008 Author: Erich Maria Remarque
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I started reading this story expecting a great sorrow and sadness because some people who read the story told me a little about it. The story did not remind me of another one or...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=42914