Reviews tagging 'Grief'

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

33 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Ok this was better than I thought it would be. I read this after I heard about the movie and I don't regret it. Paul is a younger German soldier on the front lines of WW1 who struggles to understand the horrors of war and the trenches. The story is centered around Paul and his 7 classmates. This book, while very serious and somber, reads like a diary. Everything feels past tense but also like it happened a few hours ago not a few years ago. There's almost no dialogue and huge chunks of exposition or philosophical thoughts. This combined with the long chapters made it a difficult read. It's very slow and there isn't a ton of action. It's definitely geared towards history nerds and as someone who likes history but prefers english this was a hard read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cursing, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Violence, War, Murder, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Child death, Vomit, and Abandonment

seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Grief, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, and Alcohol

connectedwings's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Animal death, Violence, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Medical content

jagrove's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Violence, War, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Animal death

ronan900's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Sexual content

sophtanda's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Alcohol, and Blood

Moderate: Excrement, Colonisation, Grief, Medical content, and Cancer

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Sexual content

soleil_soleil's review against another edition

This book is too gory for my liking... I found myself more stressed by this reading than enjoying it, so I had to put it down because it wasn't doing me any good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, War, Grief, Death, and Blood

piaa157's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War