Three Comrades: A Novel of Germany Between the Wars

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Three Comrades: A Novel of Germany Between the Wars

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THREE COMRADES

The year is 1928. On the outskirts of a large German city, three young men are earning a thin and precarious living. Fully armed young storm troopers swagger in the streets. Restlessness, poverty, and violence are everywhere. For these three, friendship is the only refuge from the chaos around them. Then the youngest of them falls in love, and brings into the...more

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Published January 27th 1998 by Random House Trade Paperbacks (first published 1936)

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Mar 29, 2012 Ieva Langovska rated it 5 of 5 stars

Es lasīju Ē. M. Remarka romānu "Trīs draugi". Tajā aprakstīts par trīs draugiem - Robertu, Oto un Gotfrīdu un viņu apbrīnojami spēcīgo draudzību un dzīvēm. Visi trīs draugi aizrāvās ar automašīnām. Roberts iepazinās ar Patrīciju un iemīlējās viņā. Patrīcija bija ļoti slima, bet skaista un trausla sieviete, kura kļuva ne tikai par Roberta mīļoto, bet arī par draugu pārējiem puišiem. Bet drīz visam pienāk gals - Gotfrīdu nogalināja, bet Patrīcija nomira savas slimības dēļ sanatorijā, kurā ārstējā...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Deanna L rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Read this book twice and would read it over and over again. Definitely a staple in my library. I have the Russian edition, I am not sure how the english one reads but it is an absolutely amazing read that touches on so many topics so many of us can relate to.. the lost generation, the destruction brought about by the war and the dispersed populace living or scrambling to make a living in many countries. that shamed german diaspora that's not really german in a sense that they did not support nas...more

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Feb 27, 2012 Kristīne Eniņa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Es izlasīju Ēriha Marijas Remarka grāmatu "Trīs draugi". Romāns pirmo reizi ir izdots 1937.gadā Londonā. Ē.M. Remarks ir viens no visu laiku slavenākajiem vācu rakstniekiem. Viņa darbu klāstā ir tādas literatūras klasikas pērles kā "Rietumu frontē bez pārmaiņām", "Triumfa arka", "Melnais obelisks" un arī "Trīs draugi".
Romāns ir par trīs draugiem, kas cits citu nenodod un uzticas viens otram. Viņiem ir arī ceturtais draugs- automobilis vārdā Kārlis- gluži vai dzīva būtne ar savu raksturu, saprot...more

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Mar 08, 2011 Omiana rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Очень яркий и проникновенный роман о любви. Действие разворачивается в Германии 30-х гг., со всеми ее "прелестями" в виде тяжелого экономического кризиса и всеобщего упадка настроений, дикой инфляции, растущей безработицы и общего ощущения какой-то безнадежности, когда будущее кажется абсолютно беспросветным. Хотя даже и в такой обстановке есть место для любви, но для любви соответствующей обстоятельствам – надрывной, искренней, отчаянной, находящейся на грани жизни и смерти.
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Feb 23, 2008 Gr8grendel rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sorry if this seems a bad review, but this is my first and it's been awhile since I have read this, but what a great book (which I look forward to reading again and again).

I never thought that a drama would capture me in a book, but Remarque's word-smithing accomplished for a post war generation what Tolkien did for fantasy... beautifully long winded , poetic sweeps of literature peppered with humor and a sense of self and vitality and belonging.

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Jan 03, 2013 Meri rated it 4 of 5 stars

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There is always an ominous dreariness that hangs over all of Remarque's novels. It's like a perpetual cloud covers each setting the characters are in. I like it. It's effective in his story telling.
I was sad when I finished the book. Pat and Robert's need for one another was heartening. If all love stories were told like this there would be less superficiality in our society today.

There was only one thing that bothered me about the book, and it had nothing to do with Remarque's writing. I order...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Arwen56 rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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“Tre camerati” è il mio preferito tra i romanzi di Remarque. Anche gli altri li ho graditi, ma in questo l’autore concede al lettore tutto il tempo necessario e tutte le quotidiane situazioni per cui possa giungere a capirli sino in fondo i personaggi che vi si muovono. Nei precedenti e nei successivi libri che ho avuto modo di leggere, la realtà, per quanto esatta e semplicemente presentata, era comunque “eccezionale”, vuoi che fosse per via della guerra o della precarietà dei luoghi in cui si...more “Tre camerati” è il mio preferito tra i romanzi di Remarque. Anche gli altri li ho graditi, ma in questo l’autore concede al lettore tutto il tempo necessario e tutte le quotidiane situazioni per cui possa giungere a capirli sino in fondo i personaggi che vi si muovono. Nei precedenti e nei successivi libri che ho avuto modo di leggere, la realtà, per quanto esatta e semplicemente presentata, era comunque “eccezionale”, vuoi che fosse per via della guerra o della precarietà dei luoghi in cui si poteva sostare.

Qui una parvenza di normalità c’è. Una normalità difficile, ma c’è. La prima guerra mondiale è passata e la seconda non è ancora tanto prossima da soffermarvicisi. Resta, in mezzo, una vita ridotta in frantumi che bisogna pur vivere in qualche modo. E raccattare i cocci per rimettere insieme un vaso di cui non si ricorda nemmeno più l’aspetto non è proprio un gioco da ragazzi. E’ come avere tra le mani i pezzi di un puzzle senza sapere che immagine si deve ricomporre. E allora, quale unico rifugio resta se non i vecchi amici? Il calore di chi, sia pur molto diverso da te, condivide quantomeno le tue disillusioni, la tua tristezza, la tua amarezza, i tuoi rari sorrisi, i tuoi ricordi, i tuoi momentanei entusiasmi?

Quando, per qualche motivo, ci si rompe qualcosa dentro, nel profondo, allora non si potrà mai più essere le stesse persone. Ci sono ferite che non si chiudono, mai, anche se lo si desidererebbe.

Ed è proprio questa la storia di Roberto, di Otto e di Goffredo, tre commilitoni che alla guerra sono sopravvissuti, ma cui è difficile credere ancora che la vita abbia un senso. Diversissimi tra loro, mettono, come dire, in comune le caratteristiche di ciascuno per poter formare, sia pur imperfettamente, una sola persona con i “cocci” che sono riusciti a recuperare. Un ibrido, certo, adatto solo per chi intero non potrà essere mai più, ma quanto di più vicino ad un nucleo solido, sia negli affetti, sia nel sentire, fondato su valori non transitori. Non sono degli “stinchi di santo”, intendiamoci, ma pur nel cinismo generalizzato che hanno in parte assorbito, restano fedeli a certi aneliti ideali che li rendono immuni da una vera e propria “corruzione” dello spirito.

Poi l’imprevisto. Il più introverso, Roberto, inaspettatamente e senza crederci, incontra Pat e, con lei, la speranza, dapprima negata, poi cautamente assaporata ed infine francamente accettata, che si possa anche riuscire a colmare qualche vuoto. No, non va sul “romantico”, ve lo dico subito. La vita non lo è, in genere. Romantica, intendo. E’ anche una storia d’amore, questa, non lo si può negare, ma che non avrà un lieto fine. Le vite spezzate difficilmente si ricompongono, a meno di non credere alle favole e io sono troppo vecchia per poterlo fare. Ci saranno ancora attimi, questo sì, di intensa emozione. Bisogna accontentarsi di assaporare quelli, prima che Atropo, inesorabilmente, tagli il filo.

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Feb 25, 2012 Karīna Žiganova rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ē.M.Remarks romānā "Trīs draugi" ir aprakstījis trīs draugu, vecpuišu - Roberta, Gotfrīda un Oto - dzīvi kādā Vācijas lielpilsētā. Uz ielām valda noziedzība un augsts bezdarba līmenis, un tikai draudzība viņus paglābj no apkārt valdošās neprātības un drūmās dzīves.
Bet kas tad būtu romāns bez mīlestības, vai ne? Visi trīs draugi aizraujas ar auto un ar to saista savu dzīvi, un pateicoties mašīnām Roberts satiek un iemīlas nāvīgi slimā sievietē - Patrīcijā. Ar laiku Pata kļūst par šī trio ceturt...more

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Nov 06, 2010 Bibliophile rated it 5 of 5 stars

A trecut ceva vreme de cand n-am mai consemnat ce cred despre o carte citita. Iata, insa, ca a venit timpul pentru exprimarea unei pareri, de altfel una pozitiva.

Iubirea mea pentru Erich Maria Remarque a debutat prin liceu, cand [mai ales din lipsa banilor] mergeam deseori la biblioteca, de unde faceam rost de romane relativ mediocre sau care-mi trebuiau pentru scoala. Insa intr-o seara, cand chiar vroiam sa-mi mai stavilesc din aviditatea pentru povesti, am remarcat o gramada de carti pe un bir...more A trecut ceva vreme de cand n-am mai consemnat ce cred despre o carte citita. Iata, insa, ca a venit timpul pentru exprimarea unei pareri, de altfel una pozitiva.

Iubirea mea pentru Erich Maria Remarque a debutat prin liceu, cand [mai ales din lipsa banilor] mergeam deseori la biblioteca, de unde faceam rost de romane relativ mediocre sau care-mi trebuiau pentru scoala. Insa intr-o seara, cand chiar vroiam sa-mi mai stavilesc din aviditatea pentru povesti, am remarcat o gramada de carti pe un birou, printre care era si Noapte la Lisabona, de autorul pomenit mai sus. O istorie realmente grozava, sau care asa mi s-a parut la vremea aia, din perspectiva unei minti inca necoapte de cititoare inraita [care sunt actualmente]. Dragoste, cel de-al II-lea razboi mondial, evrei, holocaust, mult tragism si durere, o calatorie aproape fantastic de periculoasa, pentru ca cei doi indragostiti sa ajunga pana la ocean si sa se imbarce intr-un vas spre America.
O specificitate a romanelor lui Remarque mi se pare sfarsitul dramatic. Mai intotdeauna povestea e realmente grozava, abunda in detalii pe de o parte crude, dar, pe de alta parte realiste si placute ochiului [mai ales cand e vorba de prietenie si loialitatea pe care o implica ea]. La fel se intampla si in Noapte la Lisabona, si, bineinteles, aceeasi idee a mortii, singura constanta a vietii, pana la urma, e reluata si in Trei camarazi.

Cei trei, Robert, Gottfried si Otto, sunt o echipa de nedespartit, care au trecut impreuna prin Primul razboi mondial, care i-a legat intr-un mod ce nu poate fi descris in cuvinte. Prietenia lor tine de curaj, devotament si respect reciproc, dar si de o intelegere pe care nu o mai putem recunoaste actualmente in nici un fel de relatie amicala. Lucrurile par sa mearga destul de bine pentru toti, iar viata pare a fi, post-razboi, o calatorie calma cu o barca pe un iaz linistit. Cateva mismasuri si afaceri nu tocmai curate le aduc celor trei o bunastare sociala si financiara de scurta durata.
Dupa ceva vreme, insa, toti fac cunostinta cu o femeie. Patrice Hollman are acea frumusete interbelica rara, aproape de vedeta de cinema. E insasi intruchiparea feminitatii si finetii, si nu dureaza mult pana Robby se indragosteste de ea. Dupa o serie de intalniri mai mult sau mai putin secrete [pentru ca ceilalti doi camarazi sa nu afle], relatia lor iese la lumina si este incununata de acceptul celor din grup, de sentimentele statornice si admirabile ale celor doi care alcatuiesc cuplul, precum si de o serie de aventuri care-i apropie si mai mult.
Evenimentele sunt de doua categorii: monotone, de rutina, care alcatuiesc peisajul in care-si duce zilele personajul principal [Robert Lohkamp], dar si neobisnuite, care-i tulbura echilibrul psihic si sentimental.

Dupa o perioada de acalmie, barbatul afla, intr-un mod destul de tragic, ca iubita lui sufera de hemoptizie, o boala derivata [din cate am inteles din carte] dintr-o subnutritie si un numar major de carente indurate de organism in timpul razboiului. Concediul pe care cei doi ar fi trebuit sa il petreaca linistiti la mare se transforma intr-un cosmar atunci cand Patrice este gasita scuipand si tusind sange. Robert face toate eforturile necesare pentru a o salva, ajutat fiind si de cei doi prieteni, care, aflandu-se in oras, reusesc sa dea de medicul lui Pat. Acesta e aproape rapit si transportat in statiunea unde se aflau indragostitii. Prognosticul este rezervat spre grav, astfel incat doctorul recomanda internarea domnisoarei intr-o statiune montana, pentru un tratament de lunga durata.
Lohkamp reuseste sa stranga suma necesara internarii, prin mijloace mai mult sau mai putin legale, si, chiar daca aceasta nu-i va ajunge Patricei decat pentru jumatate de an, ea se dovedeste indestulatoare.

Intre timp, Remarque face un portret fidel al Germaniei pe punctul de a se schimba din perdantul Primului Razboi Mondial in asupritorul de popoare ce va deveni in cursul celui de-al doilea. La un moment dat, este chiar descrisa vizita pe care cei trei camarazi o intreprind la o intrunire politica, la care da, ati ghicit, participa chiar Adolf Hitler. Am apreciat ca descrierea personajului a fost succinta si corecta, mai ales pentru ca naratorul remarca faptul ca mesajul transmis nu conta chiar atat de mult pe cat contau intonatia si hotararea extrema a oratorului. Ideea asta am prins-o si din autobiografia Agathei Christie, care primeste o scrisoare de la o prietena plecata in concediu in Germania, si care are sansa sa asiste la un discurs de-al viitorului dictator - plecase inflacarata si prinsa de mesajul transmis de acesta, pentru ca sa-si dea seama, cateva ore mai tarziu, ca informatiile captate erau, practic, inexistente, si ca doar personalitatea individuala a lui Hitler era intr-atat de magnetizanta incat se regasise fascinata de ea.

Situatia celor trei se schimba dramatic. In urma acestei intruniri mai mult sau mai putin secrete, Gottfried Lenz e ranit grav...de fapt, ucis. Din acest punct, totul evolueaza spre deznodamantul deloc placut al sortii celorlalti doi, in special a lui Robert.
Da, Patrice moare la final, dupa o noapte in care se chinuie sa-si dea duhul, dupa ce-i sopteste ultimele cuvinte de dragoste iubitului, si dupa ce il roaga sa se casatoreasca si sa fie fericit.

Mi-a smuls o lacrima, si nu mi-e rusine sa spun asta.
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Feb 01, 2013 Ilona rated it 5 of 5 stars

"Es ist besser, zu sterben, wenn man noch leben möchte, als zu sterben und man möchte auch sterben." (it's better to die while you still want to live, than to die and want to die)

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"Es ist besser, zu sterben, wenn man noch leben möchte, als zu sterben und man möchte auch sterben." (it's better to die while you still want to live, than to die and want to die)

The novel is called Three Comrades but there were actually 4 of them - Robert Lohkamp, Otto Köster, Gottfried Lenz and Patrice Hollmann whom they meet in the very beginning of the novel and who became an essential part of it. And there were also other people who weren't formally "comrades" but they could be called so because all they helped each other in this or that way. Ferdinand Grau, Fred, Gustav, Alfons... They all knew how hard the life can be sometimes and tried to help those for whom it was harder then for themselves. This is a novel about true friendship, when you can do anything for your friend.

All the characters are memorable and very realistic that's why you get used to them quickly and immediately begin to feel involved in their life, you share their emotions and can't help smiling or becoming sad when they do so. I liked them all - Robby who is sometimes a bit childish and learns to love having met Pat, "the last romantic" Lenz, always so cheerful and optimistic, Otto, so calm and reserved but who can feel probably even deeper than all other characters, Pat, sometimes so elegant and charming, sometimes funny bu always very brave, kind-hearted Alfons, philosophical Ferdinand... And though in the end there are only two comrades of four you can't help thinking that this friendship will live forever.

The language here is plain but very rich, I especially enjoyed the descriptions which were very colorful due to plenties of similes.

This novel is not an easy one, especially the end, but still it is pleasant to read. I can't say that it's absolutely melancholic, but the time in which the characters live isn't too cheerful and of course it influenced the whole tone of the book. here you can see the real life of Germany of that time with all its problems - unemployment, poverty, people, who were broken down by the war both physically and morally, prostitution, political meetings which promise much and give nothing... But it has a kind of optimistic feeling about it too. There are characters who have lived through the war, but it hadn't broken their spirit, they want to live even more, want to have the time of their life. Their parties, dances, drinking and hilarity with all those problems in the background may seem insane, but on the other hand it was the only way to survive.

I think the quote with which I began this review is the main idea of the book - you should live brightly, take as much as you can from your life up to the last day of it. And the main characters did so... It's okay if you haven't done everything you wanted during your life because it would take an eternity to complete everything. But if you haven't done anything because you were busy with pitying yourself... then did you live at all?

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Oct 13, 2011 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: german

Хорошая книга. Я с ней опоздала. Точно знаю в какой именно временной отрезок эта книга, если бы я ее прочитала именно тогда, стала бы любимой на долгие годы. Точно знаю на каких страницах я бы плакала. Знаю, кто стал бы любимым героем. Сейчас я читала ее, как патологоанатом делает вскрытие, бесстрастно препарируя- вот грустный момент, вот смешная шутка.
Очень жаль, книга действительно хороша, а Ремарк отличный писатель. А я по видимому, плохой читатель :)

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Nov 22, 2008 Eva rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Mar 18, 2013 Krišs.ivanovs. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Izvēlējos šo grāmatu, jo interesē dzīve 20. gs. vidū, pēckara periodā, un kara ietekme uz nākamo paaudzi, tā saukto "zudušo paaudzi".

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Aug 05, 2011 Marian added it

Sterk og gripende bok. Hovedpersonen er del av en gjeng med tre nære kamerater som har kjempet sammen i første verdenskrig på taperen Tysklands side. Historien utspiller seg i den tøffe mellomkrigstiden og sentralt i historien er at hovedpersonen møter kjærligheten i kvinnen Pat. Men han er tøff og avstumpet på sin etterkrigstraumatiske måte. Det er ikke enkelt å fortelle sin kjære at han elsker henne, selv når han nærmest går i oppløsning av kjærlighet. Det han sier i slike situasjoner er "Pat,...more

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Oct 07, 2010 Stacy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, lv

There definitely are people who are fans of Remarque, but suppose that even they can admit the similarity of all his works.
Just after getting presented to all characters it was quite clear what kind of the end the book will have.
It is clearly Remarque's style, books you will find very interesting when you are a little bit depressed and maybe desperate yourself.
As for me - for some time Remarque is closed theme for me, maybe after a while (at least some years) I will return to him to look on h...more

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Nov 02, 2012 Rizwan Khalil rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, drama, f-a-v-o-r-i-t-e-s, classics

This novel is the 2nd Greatest book I've read, 2nd only to another Remarque classic, All Quiet On the Western Front. I like to think of myself as the full-blooded manliest man there is (its true), but I don't feel even an ounce of shame to admit that this is the very first time I cried while reading a book, and every time i re-read it (I almost memorized the whole novel after reading countless times), it never fails to bring a drop of tear on my eye. This is the BEST DAMN Romantic Story/Friend-c...more

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Dec 11, 2008 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the best book I've read in a long time. I found it on a remainder shelf somewhere and read it because I'd loved All's Quiet on the Western Front. This is a truly different and engaging book that captures what it was like to live in Germany before WWII when fascism was just creeping from the margins into the center of the country and the economic fabric was fraying rapidly. The book is a love story, surprisingly modern, and a friendship story. Since I loved it so much, I suggested it to m...more

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May 20, 2013 Kashfia Nehrin rated it 5 of 5 stars

a book which tells the story of life. Here nothing was exaggerated , Remarque designed the way of the plot where he could tell the story in a random approach. Expressions, emotions, philosophy , the projection of reality all are present. the dialogues were so strong enough that reader could never find the time of pursuit it out. Remarque gave the opportunity to have the taste in a way that it seemed total unpredictable to the reader about the turnings , meanwhile Remarque is successful one as th...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Adolgushin rated it 5 of 5 stars

Краткое содержание любой книги Ремарка (и похоже Хэмингуэя тоже):

Я проснулся и выпил немного рому. Рана жутко болела, поэтому я выписался из больницы и погулял по городу. Денег не было, поэтому я купил пальто и пошел в кафе "Интернациональ". Там я поел и выпил рому. Погода в горах была паршивая, так что я выпил рому и вспомнил как на войне снаряд убил Петруцци и Лебовского. "Чёртова война!" -- подумал я и сел на поезд, прихватив в дорогу бутылочку рому. Приехав, я снял комнату в отеле. "Чёрт, з...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: german, classic, remarque

"Нежность, в которой растворялось желание"

Эта книга ознаменовала мое знакомство с творчеством Ремарка. И скажу просто, до этого момента я действительно и не подозревала, что обычная книга может настолько тронуть, настолько зацепить и настолько вывернуть душу своим повествованием.

Для меня "Три товарища" - это символ. Чистой любви и крепкой дружбы. Символ жизни.

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Apr 20, 2013 Daniel Villines rated it 3 of 5 stars

Great books of great length always seem to fulfill their destiny at the end. There is a journey to be had and a certain number of pages is required to complete the adventure. Sometimes that number is small and sometimes that number seems to be insurmountable, but at the end, if the book is great, that number seems perfect.

Thee Comrades simply attempts to be too many things. It attempts to define a type of friendship that is forged out of horrific experiences, it attempts to describe the struggle...more

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Aug 18, 2009 Stella rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: modern-classics, historical

This book was recommended to me by one of my best guy friends, as his favourite book. It was my first novel from remarque, but since I have read amny, and this still remains my favourite. I don't understand why Arch of Triumph is the more praised or famous, when Three Comrades is so pure, maybe that isn't the word, the truths and facts of life he tells us about are gripping in his simple presentation.

I love war novels, and this one is one of the best ones I have read, what I particularly love ab...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Julia rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

10/10
Well, I have to start by saying that most chances are I didn't fully understand the ideas the book talked about when I first read it. I couldn't. I was 12 at the time, and let's be honest what do 12 years old know about Nazism, freedom, or death. I guess not much. However, while I couldn't fully grasp the more adult motives of the book, I could still understand the more deep and pure ones such as friendship, honesty and "right or wrong". And I really liked it. There was something about the...more

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Jul 04, 2010 Ann Kovalchuk added it

A great book of the man who knew how to love... How to feel the whole world inside human tiny heart! Maybe not as tiny if it holds so much passion to live and find his place somewhere in the minds of thousands readers...

I felt strongly that life on the pages... I was for a while not me but Robby, Pat, Otto...and even Carl with his own mystery and glory! I felt myself broken and I felt myself full of life as ever. Yes, we cant't hold nothing close, but we can touch it with our fingers, souls, mem...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Frensi Caka rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is the first book I've read of Remarque. I loved it and i want to read it over and over again. This was the first book that showed me of the real life and made me to think more about life's meaning and importance. To all the ones that want a great book with a story which contains emotions of adventure, joy, romance and sadness, you should read this book and you'll know what i mean.

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Feb 17, 2010 Marisha rated it 5 of 5 stars

My favourite book! so fascinating, wonderful n interesting to read! while reading u feel that you are there with the characters, even living their lives. Remarque wrote in a beautiful language, he made me feel real feelings! at the end of the book i even cried. There are still such strong emotions inside me! it's the book that is read at one breath. wanna read it again n again!

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Nov 13, 2012 Elina rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book was a little slow to pick up for me, but once I learned more about the characters I found that it really drew me in. I really appreciate the friendship and respect between the male characters, and definitely enjoyed the love story.
This is not, however, a good bedtime read as it gets a little philosophical and more than a little depressing.

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Nov 28, 2012 Marita Mazanishvili rated it 5 of 5 stars

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“სამი მეგობარი” ადამიანებზეა, ურთიერთობებზეა, ცხოვრების ტვირთსა და მიზანზეა. იქნებ ამ წიგნის წაკითხვის შემდეგ სხვა თვალით შევხედოთ ცხოვრებას, და მეტად დავაფასოთ იგი, რადგან მართლა დასაფასებელია ცხოვრება მთელი თავისი გამოვლინებებით .

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Feb 14, 2012 Peter rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Четко. Резко. Кратко. По-немецки. Смерть как ожидаемый и логичный финал.
Слово туберкулез в русском языке не отображает сам ход этой болезни, с произношением этого слова представляются себе всего лишь снимки легких, пятна, флюрография - такие ассоциации у меня. В украинском языке слово обозначающее эту болезнь более ёмкое и точное - сухоты. Именно сгоревшими и сухими, от этой болезни, умирают люди.

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Jun 29, 2012 Lucy Sisk rated it 4 of 5 stars

Faktem zůstácá, že styl je dobrý, ale kniha už taková nic moc. Přikláním se k názoru, že jeho vrcholným dílem zůstává Na Západní frontě klid. Líbí se mi styl jakým popisuje a dodává svým slovům hloubku, ale přesto bych byla raději, kdybych přečetla pouze jen tu knihu, která ho proslavila především.

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Erich Maria Remarque is one of the best known and most widely read authors of German literature in the twentieth century.

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