I have read All Quiet on the Western Front every year for the past 12 years--and each year it gets better and better. I remember when I first read the last line of chapter one when Kropp says, "Youth? That is long ago. We are old folk," I simply thought, yeah, probably true; however, now when I read it, it is more like a silent chill that makes me want to cry because, while this is only a book and a fictional story, it "IS" the story of our world since history started to record itself, and the incessant and draining wars instigated and championed by misguided rulers and sycophants. A good writer makes real what we already know--but probably ignore.
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Erik
3/31/2015 09:47:05 am
The last half of this paragraph is full of juicy vocab that makes it both interesting and entertaining. If you've read the book 12 times and still enjoy it, I'm sure I will!
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Sam Breault
3/31/2015 10:04:42 am
Now I am very excited to read this...again...
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Charlie Cook
4/1/2015 04:46:24 am
It cool how you have read the book for 12 years, but the picture didn't work. Cool post.
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Charlie Birnberg
4/1/2015 04:46:39 am
You make it sound very appealing. I too enjoyed the line about the Iron Youth
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