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All Quiet on the Western Front

By: Erich Maria Remarque
Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
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A HIT NETFLIX FILM, WINNER OF 7 BAFTAS AND NOMINATED FOR 9 OSCARS

The most famous anti-war novel ever written.

One by one the boys begin to fall...

In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.

©1929 The estate of the late Paulette Remarque (P)2010 Hachette Digital 20th Century Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military World War I War Thought-Provoking Military Heartfelt Inspiring Scary Tear-jerking

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"Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force." (The Times)
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I discovered this book in the school library 50 years ago and read it without knowing that it was a classic. I returned to it over the years and most recently having seen the Netflix version which butchers the plot and fails to understand the anti war sentiment of the original.
This version is well read and the book itself is, as it always was, a damning indictment on war. The whole point of the book which is missed in the recent film is the banality of young men enthused by old men into going to war and the subsequent inability of both the old and the young to deal with the reality of it. In the film Paul dies in an absurd attack launched on the 11th November 2018 by a deranged, shaven headed Prussian general. In the book Paul dies on a day when there is so little going on that the official communique is, "All Quiet on the Western Front."
This is a powerful, absorbing book which was written by one who was there and the Nazis burned it - all good reasons for giving it a listen!

Classic Book - Beautifully Read!

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a very human story about a person's experience of the first world war. it's a huge eye opener on what happens when we forget that we are all just humans with the same fears and vulnerabilities and that a lot more can be achieved through unity and compassion to avoid unnecessary loss of life.

must read

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a classic down to earth story of the first world war. well worth its time.

a classic

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This is a remarkable book and very well read by Tom Lawrence. The novel centres around Paul, a nineteen year old volunteer in the war of 1914 to 1918. It is brutally honest in it’s account. There is no glorification of war in this novel. It is honest and devastating, just as all wars are. Over 100 years later, our great masters have not learned any lessons. When will they ever learn?

When Will They Ever Learn?

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I'd previously read Birdsong so this seemed like a natural progression, and I wasn't disappointed by the choice. I didn't realise it was from a German perspective till I was a fair but into it, it's not made apparent at the start. The narrator seems about the right age or thereabouts as the main character and does a good job with it.
It's very good.

Lost Generation

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A very moving and sometimes violently explicit account of war and comradeship during a bitter struggle in European history. Not only the accounts of how men and women were involved in the Great War but also the part animals played. Not for the over squeamish

Very moving

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Horrible, horrible war story told from an often unheard voice. Should be an essential read.

Chilling.

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The finest anti war novel ever written brilliantly read by Tom Lawrence a must read.

Lest we forget

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A watched the movie years ago and recently decided to give the book a go. I was truly glad I did. The book illustrates the true horror of the trench warfare of WWI through the eyes of a young German soldier. His innocence and naivety are steadily stripped away as one by one his comrades in arms are slaughtered until only he remains. A great listen.

A classic

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A heartbreaking work beautifully narrated. A truly profound experience that made me think about the miseries people are suffering in places of conflict right now.

A perspective that might help today’s young people suffering with their mental health?

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