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I never know right away when I finish a book that it will become a favorite, usually its some time later when it has refused to leave my mind that I realize it is stuck with me forever. This book is beautifully written, and so haunting that I doubt that I will ever forget it.
First world war -fictional young German soldier, Paul Baumer, on the front lines.
nothing very unexpected from historical perspective
the camaraderie among the young soldiers, their disconnectedness from older generation and command who cannot appreciate the new type of warfare, the despair and fear in the trenches, the savagery and humanity, the lunacy
touching to see their lack of experience with girls and life versus their brutal exposure to death and frailty of their bodies, and the difficult p ...more
nothing very unexpected from historical perspective
the camaraderie among the young soldiers, their disconnectedness from older generation and command who cannot appreciate the new type of warfare, the despair and fear in the trenches, the savagery and humanity, the lunacy
touching to see their lack of experience with girls and life versus their brutal exposure to death and frailty of their bodies, and the difficult p ...more
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