All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 🔖🔖🔖🔖🔖

First published January 1, 1929

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All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel which describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during WWI as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many returning home from the war. It is an antiwar novel that relies on the author's personal experience in war to depict the era's broader disillusionment. (Source: Bing)

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This is both beautiful and heartbreaking. So real and poignant, which makes it devastating. Important read. Likely the best war novel ever written. It felt like I could not only see what the character was seeing, but also feeling some of his emotions. I also appreciated the commentary on war. 

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Lesson Plan from Random House High School

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