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The novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. The story is told entirely through the experiences of the young German recruits and highlights the tragedy of war through the eyes of individuals. As the boys witness death and mutilation all around them, any preconceptions about "the enemy" and the "rights and wrongs" of the conflict disappear, leaving them angry and bewildered. This is highlighted in the scene where Paul mortally wounds a French soldier and then weeps bitterly as he fights to save his life while trapped in a shell crater with the body. The novel is not about heroism but about drudgery and futility and the gulf between the concept of war and the actuality. One of my all time favorite novels!Read full review
This book is painfully realistic to know what war feels like and how it will never leave you alone once you've been in it. And it doesn't matter what side your on if you are a human.
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A classic, very enjoyable.
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