Comments on: All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque

By: mcavin

mcavin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:14:46 +0000

I just finidhed this book and am tryingto grasp the real meaning of it. I am trying to get the thme down and what in the book illustrates the theme. ??? If anyone can explain???

By: TheElementary

TheElementary — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:52:38 +0000

“ultimately everyone suffered”- the book summed up the futility and needlessness of war.
It’s a difficult read because of how vivid it is, how real.
This was a fine post about a very important book.

By: Nancy Williams

Nancy Williams — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:09:44 +0000

@chayenne – no, I haven’t read The Black Obelisk yet. If you preferred it to All Quiet, it must be good. I will add it to my Amazon wishlist.

By: Chayenne

Chayenne — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:47:16 +0000

I read this book as an impressionable youth; I loved it then, but I’m curious to read it now that I’ve matured (somewhat haha) to see if it will provoke the same emotion. Have you read The Black Obelisk? It was also very good, and I preferred it over All Quiet On The Western Front.

By: Nancy Williams

Nancy Williams — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:50:33 +0000

@jeane – I would like to find that. It makes it all the more real when there are actual pictures from the time. I do keep thinking about the book – it is one of those that I will go back and read several times I think.

By: jeane

jeane — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:05:42 +0000

I was pretty floored by this book, too. I found an illustrated edition once that has period photographs; that was excellent. If you can find it, well worth turning those pages!