All Quiet on the Western Front

darren_hurlburt shared a tip "I read this some time ago in an effort to round out my reading list and can’t remember much of it now. I recall being a bit underwhelmed. I gave it three stars out of five."

nathanruggles shared a tip "I read it in like ninth grade and it made a huge impression. I'd never read anything like it. The perspective showing the horror of war, rather than the glory I'd seen in so many movies and books. This, from the point of view of someone who lived through it, was startling and shocking and powerful. Infused with strong characters and symbolism. Opened my eyes to great literature."

nathanruggles shared a tip "I had planned to enter the Navy, but ended up becoming an antiwar organizer, did in no small part to the realizations I gained from it. (Not that I judge or blame anyone for wanting to serve their country in that way; I just decided that for myself I needed to take a different path.)"

jo-jo_weaver shared a tip "I enjoyed the perspective it offered. I grew up learning about loved ones experiences during war times, and this book offered the perspective of a man who was not only doing his duty, but seeing how others, enemy or not, were doing the exactly the same thing. The emotions he felt, people he met, and things he experienced weren't doused in buckets of heroism or a need for recognition like other war novels; he was a typical soldier who was there because of necessity, and felt with raw sincerity."