Customer Reviews
Amazing piece of anti-war literature!!! - By: Laura Morris, 21 Dec 2008 
All the WWI books I had read were about the English soldiers' point of view. The reader could easily develop some sort of prejudice towards the Germans by reading these books but thanks to ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT we are able to see it from the German soldiers' point of view & it makes you realise that they were just as brave & suffered as much as any English soldier. Amazing book & wonderfully written.
anti-war literature at its best - By: Mr. P. A. Ainsworth, 25 Jun 2008 
Great novel. The journey from childhood to manhood is supposed to be full of joy & mystery, but this novel shows, doesn't tell, of what that journey is like during a world war. This book was banned by the Nazis when they came to powerin 1933. If you read this novel, you'll understand why it was bannedin Nazi Germany.
Read this before you die! - By: R. MCGINLEY, 08 Jun 2008 I bought an original 1929 copy on ebay & this is one hell of a book. If anyone has any idea that war is glorious you will be jarred severely by the this story. The true horror of the ordinary man fighting to keep alive is documented with crystal clear vision.
I initially found the style of writing a little off putting, but I have to say I rarely get sucked into a story as thoroughly as this one, I even have had nightmares about it's content!
In a similar way that Das Boot shared the human side of the 'enemy', AQOTWF does the same.....at the end of everything we are all very similar, whether English, French or German. We all worry & care about our loved ones.
AQOTWF was one of the books the Nazi's burntin the 30's. That is sufficient reason to read it.
I can't say you will enjoy it, but I'm sure it will give you a valuable insight into the hellish lives the brave soldiers of all nations who suffered so much. God rest their souls.
If you are buying this book get a hold of Birdsong, it follows a similar thread.
Fantastic - By: Simon Gould, 06 Mar 2008 I am one of these people who always wanted to read a great classic & enjoy it.
Unfortunately what usually happens is that I never finish a book of this type because it is too much like hard work & I go back to something less challenging.
Not so with this book. It grabbed me immediately & I lapped up every page. The author succeededin bringing across difficult emotional subjectsin an effortless way & I would thoroughly recommend it to everyone.
Exposes well the despair and hopelessness of trench warfare - By: John Hopper, 02 Dec 2007 Very tragic & horrific account of the lives of a group of German ex-classmate soldiersin the trenches of WWI. The novel brings across well the hopelessness & futility of it all, especially at the very end of the story. Most of the time the story could be about the experiences of any group of WWI soldiers from any country as there are relatively few specifically German reference points apart from the characters' names. The writing isin the present tense, which I usually find annoying & did so to some extent here, but it does bring across the drama of the action very vividly. The language is very simple & the book was a quick read despite its nearly 300 pages.
