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Im Westen nichts Neues / Der Feind
Will man den Wehrdienst verweigern und Zivildienst ableisten, dann sollte man in der Gewissensprüfung darlegen können, warum man sich denn keinen Dienst an der Waffe vorstellen kann. Und mehr als einmal dürfte dann als Begründung die Lektüre von Erich Maria Remarques Im Westen nicht Neues folgen. Dieser Roman schildert aufs Eindringlichste die schauerlichen Erlebnisse des Soldaten Paul Bäumer an der Westfront des Ersten Weltkrieges, wo sich Deutsche und Alliierte in einem grausamen Grabenkrieg gegenüberstanden. Aber eigentlich sind Schauplatz und Zeit bedeutungslos, beherrschend ist das sinnlose Töten und die zu reinem Menschenmaterial degradierten Soldaten, die schon lange den Glauben an den "gerechten Krieg" aufgegeben haben. Hier ist kein Platz für klischeehaft mutige Helden, Verlierer sind sie letztlich alle, die da im Schlamm der Schützengräben liegen.
So mancher Leser wird nach diesem Roman seine Meinung zu Krieg und Militärdienst geändert haben. Wer heute noch glaubt, Krieg könne eine heldenhafte Sache sein, der kennt das Buch wahrscheinlich nicht und sollte einmal einen Blick hinein werfen. Danach ist er entweder eines besseren belehrt oder scheinbar schon völlig abgestumpft. --Joachim Hohwieler
So mancher Leser wird nach diesem Roman seine Meinung zu Krieg und Militärdienst geändert haben. Wer heute noch glaubt, Krieg könne eine heldenhafte Sache sein, der kennt das Buch wahrscheinlich nicht und sollte einmal einen Blick hinein werfen. Danach ist er entweder eines besseren belehrt oder scheinbar schon völlig abgestumpft. --Joachim Hohwieler
294 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2005
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Erich Maria Remarque
158 books6,123 followersErich Maria Remarque was a German novelist best known for All Quiet on the Western Front (1929), a landmark anti-war novel based on his experiences in World War I. The book became an international bestseller, defining a new genre of veterans’ literature and inspiring multiple film adaptations. Its strong anti-war themes led to condemnation by the Nazi regime, which banned and burned his works.
Born Erich Paul Remark in 1898, he adopted the surname Remarque to honor his French ancestry. He served on the Western Front during World War I, where he was wounded, and later pursued various jobs, including teaching, editing, and technical writing. After the massive success of All Quiet on the Western Front, he wrote several other novels addressing war and exile, such as The Road Back, Three Comrades, and Arch of Triumph. His outspoken opposition to the Nazi regime forced him into exile in Switzerland and later the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1947.
Remarque’s personal life included high-profile relationships with actresses Marlene Dietrich and Paulette Goddard, the latter of whom he married in 1958. In 1943, his youngest sister, Elfriede, was executed by the Nazis for anti-regime remarks, an event that deeply affected him. He spent his later years in Switzerland, where he continued writing. His final completed novel, The Night in Lisbon (1962), was another bestseller.
He died in 1970 at the age of 72, leaving behind a literary legacy that continues to shape discussions on war and its consequences.
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Эрих Мария Ремарк (Russian)
Born Erich Paul Remark in 1898, he adopted the surname Remarque to honor his French ancestry. He served on the Western Front during World War I, where he was wounded, and later pursued various jobs, including teaching, editing, and technical writing. After the massive success of All Quiet on the Western Front, he wrote several other novels addressing war and exile, such as The Road Back, Three Comrades, and Arch of Triumph. His outspoken opposition to the Nazi regime forced him into exile in Switzerland and later the United States, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1947.
Remarque’s personal life included high-profile relationships with actresses Marlene Dietrich and Paulette Goddard, the latter of whom he married in 1958. In 1943, his youngest sister, Elfriede, was executed by the Nazis for anti-regime remarks, an event that deeply affected him. He spent his later years in Switzerland, where he continued writing. His final completed novel, The Night in Lisbon (1962), was another bestseller.
He died in 1970 at the age of 72, leaving behind a literary legacy that continues to shape discussions on war and its consequences.
AKA:
Эрих Мария Ремарк (Russian)
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October 7, 2025
Ein sehr, sehr wichtiges Buch. Sollte man auch Heutzutage definitiv lesen.
May 3, 2014
Der Text hat auch 100 Jahre nach Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges nichts an seiner Aktualität verloren. Remarque klagt nicht an, sondern beschreibt das Kriegsgeschehen. Besonders gelingen die Darstellungen der Verwundungen.
Der vielleicht zentrale Satz des Buches gilt heute wie damals: "Ich dachte immer, jeder Mensch sei gegen den Krieg, bis ich herausfand, dass es welche gibt, die dafür sind, besonders die, die nicht hingehen müssen."
Diesen Satz werde ich immer im Hinterkopf behalten, wenn ich Medienberichte und Kommentare zu den bewaffneten Konflikten der Gegenwart und deren Vorstufen konsumiere.
Der vielleicht zentrale Satz des Buches gilt heute wie damals: "Ich dachte immer, jeder Mensch sei gegen den Krieg, bis ich herausfand, dass es welche gibt, die dafür sind, besonders die, die nicht hingehen müssen."
Diesen Satz werde ich immer im Hinterkopf behalten, wenn ich Medienberichte und Kommentare zu den bewaffneten Konflikten der Gegenwart und deren Vorstufen konsumiere.
March 4, 2025
dieses buch ist total wichtig zu lesen weil es irgendwie auf eine sehr zugängliche weise die schrecken des kriegs einem näher bringt. Schocker es ist halt schon sehr deprimierend zu lesen auch mit dem wissen dass unsere welt immer nationalistischer und kriegsgeiler wird 😍 deshalb sollte man sich irgendwie einen guten zeitpunkt überlegen an dem das liest damit man dafür einen kopf hat 🎩 aber es sollte auf jeden fall von jedem gelesen werden find ich
May 29, 2023
zweig sagte es bereits, dieses buch ist wahrhaftig ein kunstwerk.
mich hat es nicht allein aufgeklärt, auch mitgerissen haben mich die worte remarques; nahezu gebrochen. pauls geschichte ist von solch leid beseelt, als hätte der krieg seine klauen einzig um seinen leib geschlossen und mit jedem jahr, monat, tag das leben aus seinem körper gerissen.
dieses werk ist für mich von solch signifikanz, dass ich erst wieder das atmen erlernen muss, bevor ich frei - von dem schmerze - über jenes nachzudenken vermag.
mich hat es nicht allein aufgeklärt, auch mitgerissen haben mich die worte remarques; nahezu gebrochen. pauls geschichte ist von solch leid beseelt, als hätte der krieg seine klauen einzig um seinen leib geschlossen und mit jedem jahr, monat, tag das leben aus seinem körper gerissen.
dieses werk ist für mich von solch signifikanz, dass ich erst wieder das atmen erlernen muss, bevor ich frei - von dem schmerze - über jenes nachzudenken vermag.
January 23, 2019
grausam. eklig. unfair. quälend. so etwas darf sich niemals wiederholen. ein buch am rande des menschlichen angrunds. schockierend und deshalb auch wichtig.
June 11, 2022
It is rare to find something related to the first world war that is commenly known. Everyone knows something about the second world war, even if it is only that Hitler was involved. The stepping stone to all that happening is the first war although it has become a secondary topic in modern history.
This book lacks feeling, it is straight forward and it is sometimes horrible. This book shows what the war actually was like. The postcards back home may painted a heoric and enjoyable picture of the war but the reality looked different.
Death and injuries were normal. It was a war of masses, massive amounts of machinery but also a massive amount of soldiers to fall to these machines. So the protaganist couldn't be a emotional and heartfelt person, of course he had feelings but survivial came first and that meant doing things and not feel.
Throughout the story you lose characters. Many you liked and some you just heart of but at some point you were no longer surprised to read that someone died, neither were you really excited that someone survived because he could still die.
In my head I was counting down the months until the end of fighting and lost hope with everyone of them and if a book makes you feel like a person at home hopeing that at least one person would crawl home, is for me evident that this book did everything right.
Also the end is as dry as it could be. One life mattered nothing and to read that nothing happened in the west although a young person with some many options and chances dies makes clear what war is like.
All in all as a young reader I think this a must read. (Best in german if possible) To see mostly people around my age face death and danger and also socities view about them in such a extrem time makes you think. It takes the heroism out of war and shows you it's basic bone structure that has nothing but useless horrors in it.
This book lacks feeling, it is straight forward and it is sometimes horrible. This book shows what the war actually was like. The postcards back home may painted a heoric and enjoyable picture of the war but the reality looked different.
Death and injuries were normal. It was a war of masses, massive amounts of machinery but also a massive amount of soldiers to fall to these machines. So the protaganist couldn't be a emotional and heartfelt person, of course he had feelings but survivial came first and that meant doing things and not feel.
Throughout the story you lose characters. Many you liked and some you just heart of but at some point you were no longer surprised to read that someone died, neither were you really excited that someone survived because he could still die.
In my head I was counting down the months until the end of fighting and lost hope with everyone of them and if a book makes you feel like a person at home hopeing that at least one person would crawl home, is for me evident that this book did everything right.
Also the end is as dry as it could be. One life mattered nothing and to read that nothing happened in the west although a young person with some many options and chances dies makes clear what war is like.
All in all as a young reader I think this a must read. (Best in german if possible) To see mostly people around my age face death and danger and also socities view about them in such a extrem time makes you think. It takes the heroism out of war and shows you it's basic bone structure that has nothing but useless horrors in it.
December 9, 2014
Very moving story which should anybody still need it, teach everyone about the futility of war. It describes very movingly how nobody wins in war and what a huge price everybody has to pay for politician's follies.
December 16, 2024
Lowkey eines der besten Schulbücher, die ich gelesen habe
February 3, 2026
Sehr interessantes Buch über den Alltag an der Westfront im ersten Weltkrieg
May 5, 2025
This book completely wrecked me in the best way. I’d read it before years ago, but this time around I found myself slowing down, re-reading certain passages just to sit with them. There’s a quiet brutality to it—nothing flashy, just stark, clear prose that somehow makes everything hit harder.
What stood out most to me this time was how much of the book takes place between the battles. The long stretches of waiting, the conversations, the meals, the silence. Those moments felt even heavier than the combat scenes. You start to feel the way Paul and his friends do—always suspended in this awful in-between. „Wir leben nicht mehr, wir schleppen uns nur noch von Tag zu Tag.“
There’s something especially powerful about reading it in German. The language is so precise and unadorned—nüchtern, but in a way that makes it more human, not less. Lines like „Der Krieg hat uns für alles verdorben“ or „Wir sind nicht mehr junge Männer. Wir sind alte Menschen.“ just kind of sit in your chest. It’s the kind of writing that doesn’t shout—but it stays with you.
The German original has a rhythm and weight that somehow makes the emotional impact even sharper. „Krieg ist nicht eine Abenteuergeschichte. Krieg ist Dreck.“ And Remarque makes sure you never forget that. There’s a cold finality to his word choices—vernichtet, verstümmelt, verloren—that even when translated well into English, still lose a bit of their punch. I found myself pausing often just to think about how particular words hit, especially when Paul reflects on his generation's disconnection from the past: „Unsere Generation ist seltsam. Wir sind an der Schwelle zu etwas, das wir nicht verstehen.“ It’s beautifully bleak.
I also forgot how much the book focuses on friendship. The scenes with Kat, in particular, were some of the most emotional for me. Their bond is one of the only things keeping Paul tethered to anything resembling meaning. And then when that’s gone… well, you feel it.
It’s not a book I’d call “enjoyable,” exactly, but it’s unforgettable. One of those rare novels where every sentence feels necessary. Pflichtlektüre, really—and not just because it’s taught in schools, but because of how clearly and honestly it speaks to the cost of war, especially for the young.
What stood out most to me this time was how much of the book takes place between the battles. The long stretches of waiting, the conversations, the meals, the silence. Those moments felt even heavier than the combat scenes. You start to feel the way Paul and his friends do—always suspended in this awful in-between. „Wir leben nicht mehr, wir schleppen uns nur noch von Tag zu Tag.“
There’s something especially powerful about reading it in German. The language is so precise and unadorned—nüchtern, but in a way that makes it more human, not less. Lines like „Der Krieg hat uns für alles verdorben“ or „Wir sind nicht mehr junge Männer. Wir sind alte Menschen.“ just kind of sit in your chest. It’s the kind of writing that doesn’t shout—but it stays with you.
The German original has a rhythm and weight that somehow makes the emotional impact even sharper. „Krieg ist nicht eine Abenteuergeschichte. Krieg ist Dreck.“ And Remarque makes sure you never forget that. There’s a cold finality to his word choices—vernichtet, verstümmelt, verloren—that even when translated well into English, still lose a bit of their punch. I found myself pausing often just to think about how particular words hit, especially when Paul reflects on his generation's disconnection from the past: „Unsere Generation ist seltsam. Wir sind an der Schwelle zu etwas, das wir nicht verstehen.“ It’s beautifully bleak.
I also forgot how much the book focuses on friendship. The scenes with Kat, in particular, were some of the most emotional for me. Their bond is one of the only things keeping Paul tethered to anything resembling meaning. And then when that’s gone… well, you feel it.
It’s not a book I’d call “enjoyable,” exactly, but it’s unforgettable. One of those rare novels where every sentence feels necessary. Pflichtlektüre, really—and not just because it’s taught in schools, but because of how clearly and honestly it speaks to the cost of war, especially for the young.
November 16, 2016
I had to read it in German for my uni. Luckily, the level of language is not that advanced, so it was not hard for me to comprehend the context and descriptions.
Before I started I expected to be plunged in the world of gruesome warfare, missing limbs and whatnot. What I got was a plunge into gruesome warfare, missing limbs and whatnot. But humour, and a good one at times, also await the reader. Some of the scenes in the hospital were hilarious and the (after) dinner part when they guarded the food rations in the abandoned house as well.
The strongest part of the novel is what one would expect: the descriptions. The technique in itself is nothing special, everything flows more on a superficial level without much dynamics. But the author was there. Consequently, he pulls the reader in, especially during bombardments. A reader feels the shrapnels and shells flying around, he can see the soldier with only half of his head, he can hear the three-day-long moaning of a dying soldier whom the protagonist and his company couldn't find.
Sometimes a reader wishes to jump in the book and punch the superiors in the face for their self-righteousness.
I've read Farewell to Arms as well, but this one was much more frightening and had a bigger impact on me. True, Farewell to Arms is also a romantic novel, but still...
There are some additional things I wanted to point out, but I forgot, urgh! :D
I give the novel 4 stars, because even though the descriptions are vivid and the flow fine, but sometimes I still drifted away and needed to reread sometimes the whole page.
Before I started I expected to be plunged in the world of gruesome warfare, missing limbs and whatnot. What I got was a plunge into gruesome warfare, missing limbs and whatnot. But humour, and a good one at times, also await the reader. Some of the scenes in the hospital were hilarious and the (after) dinner part when they guarded the food rations in the abandoned house as well.
The strongest part of the novel is what one would expect: the descriptions. The technique in itself is nothing special, everything flows more on a superficial level without much dynamics. But the author was there. Consequently, he pulls the reader in, especially during bombardments. A reader feels the shrapnels and shells flying around, he can see the soldier with only half of his head, he can hear the three-day-long moaning of a dying soldier whom the protagonist and his company couldn't find.
Sometimes a reader wishes to jump in the book and punch the superiors in the face for their self-righteousness.
I've read Farewell to Arms as well, but this one was much more frightening and had a bigger impact on me. True, Farewell to Arms is also a romantic novel, but still...
There are some additional things I wanted to point out, but I forgot, urgh! :D
I give the novel 4 stars, because even though the descriptions are vivid and the flow fine, but sometimes I still drifted away and needed to reread sometimes the whole page.
March 27, 2020
This was by far the best book I have read in German and one of the best I have read overall. This was one of the first books to have portrayed war in a non-glorified way. It was very hard for me to read at first, as it used many military terms I was unfamiliar with in German. With some help from Google Translate I was able to get those terms down and really focus on the content of the story. There were so many moments in this book that were tense, crushing, depressing, and even a few that were hopeful. Remarque shows war in two distinct ways: First, it is a power struggle between a few elite world leaders who see the soldiers as nothing more than pawns. These leaders fight this war from the comfort of government buildings far behind the front. Secondly, for the soldiers, it is not a war against enemy soldiers or even for their country; it is a war for survival. The soldiers have to fight the war starved, tired, and desensitized to the carnage of war on the front lines. And despite all of the blood and youth and innocence they have sacrificed for survival, it is a war many of them end up losing. The stark contrast between these types of war, millions of young men gruesomely dying because of a decision made by fewer than 30 men, is a major theme in this book. What makes the story so moving, however, is the faces and personalities Remarque applies to the theme. It was not just millions of men who died in WW1, it was millions of young men like Paul, Kat, Tjaden, Albert, and Kropp who died fighting a war in which they never had any stake to begin with.
September 23, 2020
Der erstmals 1928 erschienene Roman erzählt von den schrecklichen Erlebnissen Paul Bäumers im 1. Weltkrieg. Paul gehört zu einer Gruppe Soldaten, die an der Westfront kämpfen. Er sowie der Rest seiner Klasse, hatte sich freiwillig für den Krieg gemeldet. In der Grundausbildung lernte er schnell, wie das Leben im Krieg sein wird, wie man verschiedene Waffen schon am Geräusch erkennt und wie man unter den niedrigsten Bedingungen überleben kann. Unter der Führung von Katczinsky schildert Paul den Alltag des Krieges, inklusive Angriffe, Morde und Nahrungsknappheit. Nach einem kurzen Heimaufenthalt ist plötzlich nichts mehr so, wie es vorher war... •„Im Westen nichts Neues“ ist ein sehr detailliert beschriebenes Buch über den ersten Weltkrieg. Pauls Beschreibungen des Alltags an der Westfront sind teilweise so nüchtern und brutal zugleich, dass man sich die Erfahrungen einfach nicht vorstellen kann und will. Ich musste beim Lesen oft schwer schlucken. Man kann sich einfach nicht vorstellen, dass es immer noch Realität ist und der Krieg nach wie vor stattfindet. Umso wichtiger ist es, dieses Buch zu lesen um sich die Grausamkeit vor Augen zu führen. Der Roman regt mehr als nur zum Nachdenken an. Er wühlt auf und lässt einen nicht schlafen. In meinen Augen ein sehr gutes Buch, welches leider nach wie vor aktuell ist.
March 21, 2021
Eines der Bücher, die jeder und jede auf dieser Welt gelesen haben sollte - es zeigt die Sinnlosigkeit, das Grauen und die Gemeinheit des Krieges im Allgemeinen, spezifisch die Geschichte eines Soldaten im ersten Weltkrieg auf und hat mich, obwohl ich mich sonst nicht wirklich gross mit dem Thema Krieg beschäftige, tatsächlich etwas zum Nachdenken gebracht.
Paul ist 19 (!) Jahre alt und mit seinen Kameraden im Krieg - täglich gibt es neue Verluste, seine Freunde sterben einer nach dem anderen, und was einen als Leser am meisten stutzig macht - Peter nimmt es dahin, er spricht nicht gross darüber, er weint nicht. Nach und nach findet man heraus, dass Peter wie auch alle anderen versucht, Gefühle zu verdrängen, und sie mit einem Schleier aus Provokation und vor allem Humor zu überdecken. Erinnerungen an früher oder zu langes Nachgrübeln über den Sinn von Krieg etc. versetzen Paul in Panik - er hat Angst, plötzlich von diesem sich über die Monate und Jahre aufgestauten Gefühlsstau des Entsetzens, der Angst, des Grauens, der Wut, der Verzweiflung und der Trauer übermannt zu werden und agiert deshalb stets sachlich und kalt. Ein hoffnungsloses Buch, mich hat das Lesen ehrlich geschmerzt und ich habe die Ungerechtigkeit von Krieg und dessen Folgen für jeden Einzelnen, der darin als Landsmann involviert ist, aus jeder Zeile gespürt.
Paul ist 19 (!) Jahre alt und mit seinen Kameraden im Krieg - täglich gibt es neue Verluste, seine Freunde sterben einer nach dem anderen, und was einen als Leser am meisten stutzig macht - Peter nimmt es dahin, er spricht nicht gross darüber, er weint nicht. Nach und nach findet man heraus, dass Peter wie auch alle anderen versucht, Gefühle zu verdrängen, und sie mit einem Schleier aus Provokation und vor allem Humor zu überdecken. Erinnerungen an früher oder zu langes Nachgrübeln über den Sinn von Krieg etc. versetzen Paul in Panik - er hat Angst, plötzlich von diesem sich über die Monate und Jahre aufgestauten Gefühlsstau des Entsetzens, der Angst, des Grauens, der Wut, der Verzweiflung und der Trauer übermannt zu werden und agiert deshalb stets sachlich und kalt. Ein hoffnungsloses Buch, mich hat das Lesen ehrlich geschmerzt und ich habe die Ungerechtigkeit von Krieg und dessen Folgen für jeden Einzelnen, der darin als Landsmann involviert ist, aus jeder Zeile gespürt.
January 15, 2014
I expected that reading this novel (in German) would prove to be quite a struggle, but since it is the first novel on the Great War ever published I felt compelled to try nevertheless. I am so greatful that I made the effort: I did not want the book to end. Reading was not wasn't even much of an effort either: beautifully phrased passages, deeply tragic scenes alternating with funny situations, all of which help the reader to envisage and sense what life as a soldier in wartime must have been like. They were just boys who had had no life of their own, sent off to the trenches and launched into situations we civilians can hardly imagine. If everbody would read and reread this book, I am sure war would become a thing of the past.
January 14, 2015
Dit gaan we lezen met de leesclub, ik ga het in 't Duits proberen.
Prima te doen in het Duits en wat is het nog steeds een indrukwekkend, ontroerend en actueel boek. Een klassieker. Ik had het voor m'n lijst gelezen, sindsdien niet weer. Ouder en wijzer lees je het met nog meer oog voor hoe er nooit iets lijkt te veranderen.
Prachtig citaat om aan te geven hoe actueel het boek nog steeds is:
Jahre hindurch war unsere Beschäftigung Töten – es war unser erster Beruf im Dasein. Unser Wissen vom Leben beschränkt sich auf den Tod. Was soll danach noch geschehen? Und was soll aus uns werden?
Prima te doen in het Duits en wat is het nog steeds een indrukwekkend, ontroerend en actueel boek. Een klassieker. Ik had het voor m'n lijst gelezen, sindsdien niet weer. Ouder en wijzer lees je het met nog meer oog voor hoe er nooit iets lijkt te veranderen.
Prachtig citaat om aan te geven hoe actueel het boek nog steeds is:
Jahre hindurch war unsere Beschäftigung Töten – es war unser erster Beruf im Dasein. Unser Wissen vom Leben beschränkt sich auf den Tod. Was soll danach noch geschehen? Und was soll aus uns werden?
March 6, 2015
I cannot believe I waited this long to read this. It was wonderful. I am considering teaching it next year. It's simple, easy to identify with and relevant to a generation of young people that grows up in a torn up world that, for them at least, is free of the horrific experiences that come with trench warfare. "Im Westen nichts Neues" reads quickly and easily and I imagine it would be accessible and engaging to reluctant teenage readers.
December 2, 2018
Ein Roman der fesselt und einen taumeln lässt in einem Sog aus Gefühlen und Bildern; Gewalt, Hoffnung, Verzweiflung, Kameradschaft und Entfremdung geben sich hier die Hand und versuchen einen Einblick in die Zeit zu geben.
"Here was a Generation[...] grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken..." F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Here was a Generation[...] grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken..." F. Scott Fitzgerald
March 28, 2020
It is a book that changes your perspective towards what is war and how we should treat people that have lived through it.
The description of war through eyes of Paul is so vivid that you could seem to understand what a solder feels being in a conflict which could take its life in any moment and being governed by pure instincts
The description of war through eyes of Paul is so vivid that you could seem to understand what a solder feels being in a conflict which could take its life in any moment and being governed by pure instincts
July 19, 2020
In Westen nichts Neues hat mehr gefallen. Das Buch ist gut geschrieben. Man könne durch dieses Buch alle Emotionen und Erlebnisse den Hauptperson erleben. Nach Lesen fängt man heutige Zeiten ohne Krieg mehr zu schätzen an. Ich denke, dass dieses Buch oder mindestens der Film, der wurde nach dieses Buch gedreht, sollte man neue Generation den Menschen beizubringen.
February 22, 2023
Ich finde mich wortlos, nachdem dieses Buch beendet habe. Wie unreell, menchenverachtden Kriege sind, vor 100 Jahre und noch heute. Eine immer noch aktuelle Lektüre, die leider gut genug gealtert ist, um eine Darstellung dessen zu sein, was in Zukunft vermieden werden sollte.
Vielen Dank, Paul Bäumer
Vielen Dank, Paul Bäumer
October 31, 2023
Brutal is what I can say. If you want it bloody and horrible this is your book. But nothing less was to be expected from a book about the war.
I honestly didn’t hate it but the plot was just war, war, war which is fine because it’s about the war. But I wouldn’t know how to summarize this book in anyway.
It was just this this this.
I honestly didn’t hate it but the plot was just war, war, war which is fine because it’s about the war. But I wouldn’t know how to summarize this book in anyway.
It was just this this this.
November 14, 2008
And, yes, I did read this in German. Not because I wanted to, but because it was the only book available to me while I was battling strep throat. Strangely, I really loved the book and think that reading it in the language of that war really drew me deeper into the story.
March 15, 2009
Easier to understand and shorter than Das Boot, but less enjoyable, probably because it's so bloody and bleak. My dreams were definitely more gruesome and disturbing the nights I read this before bed.
April 12, 2015
Das Buch ist sooooo gut. An manchen Stellen musste ich weinen, weil es so traurig war. Es zeigt, dass Krieg schlimmer ist als, dass man sich vorstellen kann. Die Geschichte von Paul Bäumer und seine Kameraden war zutiefst rührend. Junge Männer, die in den grausamen Krieg ziehen....
September 11, 2016
Ich habe dieses Buch nach vielen Jahren nochmal gelesen, und was ist das Buch aktuell, vergleich mal mit z.B. "De gele vogels": Nach dem Irakkrieg als Soldat nach Amerika zurueckkommen, ist eigentlich genauso wie nach dem ersten Weltkrieg nach hause. Krieg fuer nichts, Und das ganze Leben im Eimer.
March 20, 2019
The best book I’ve ever read? Yes.
This is poetry and storytelling straight from the soul. This is deep like the ocean and incredibly moving. They just don’t write them like this anymore. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. A masterpiece of literature.
This is poetry and storytelling straight from the soul. This is deep like the ocean and incredibly moving. They just don’t write them like this anymore. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. A masterpiece of literature.
October 4, 2019
Der Klassiker hat mich packend mitgenommen, der Schreibstil war faszinierend. Man taucht ein in das Kriegsgeschehen und fühlt mit, als wüsste man genau, wie es dem jungen Protagonisten ergeht.
Sehr gutes Buch, würde ich jedem weiterempfehlen!
Sehr gutes Buch, würde ich jedem weiterempfehlen!
December 16, 2019
I read this book for German class, I got a sufficient grade on the test.
The story was interesting and sad, it definitely made had a message.
The book itself was tough to read, but I'm glad I was able to finish it.
The story was interesting and sad, it definitely made had a message.
The book itself was tough to read, but I'm glad I was able to finish it.
November 4, 2021
"Im Westen nichts Neues." - Titel und zu gleich Kenntlichmachung der Barbarei des Kriegs. Das Zerfetzen der Körper, das tausendfache auskotzen der durch Gas verbrannten Lungen, das Modern, das Sterben, das Vernichten. Keiner Rede mehr wert.
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