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Old Jun 5th, 2004, 03:52 AM        All Quiet on the Western Front
Awesome fucking book. Not considering Catch-22 or Slaughterhouse Five, probably the best damn war book ever written. I loved it.
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Old Jun 5th, 2004, 07:02 AM       
I had to read this back in 9th grade. I seemed to be the only person who liked it. The relation between Kat and, unfortunatley, the other soldier whose name I can't remeber, was really moving.
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Old Jun 5th, 2004, 05:04 PM       
really good book, worth reading again sometime.,
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Old Jul 8th, 2004, 01:08 AM       
until i read that novel, i was sure i'd hate any set in a war.
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Old Aug 7th, 2004, 02:22 PM       
This book is so intense that I had to put it down a few times just to calm down. It's very lucid and insightful. I'm discovering more and more that American and European writers of the 1920's and 1930's are a gold mine. Thanks all for the recommendation.
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Old Aug 8th, 2004, 03:53 AM       
I have only watched the movie. The good version, with Technicolor.

But if the book is even 2 times better then the movie, I'll check it out.
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Old Aug 10th, 2004, 04:30 PM       
I've never seen the movie but this book doesn't appeal to me as the kind of literature that would translate well into a movie. There's too much inner thoughts and feelings that would you'd be hard pressed to find a way to put into the dialogue between the characters without it seeming forced.
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Old Aug 12th, 2004, 11:43 PM       
i saw the movie it is SICK!!
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Old Aug 13th, 2004, 02:28 AM       
all quiet on the western front is definitely one of my favorites. when i first read it a couple years back it really touched me. i'm actually reading it right now again :X
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Old Aug 13th, 2004, 12:01 PM       
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i saw the movie it is SICK!!
In a visually graphic way? Explain.
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Old Oct 6th, 2004, 08:26 PM       
My favorite book of all time
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Old Oct 9th, 2004, 04:30 PM       
At first I was suprised and disappointed by the ending (I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it yet) but, after thinking about it, I realized that it really couldn't end any other way ... a strong statement that the author was making throughout the whole novel, really.
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Old Oct 30th, 2005, 05:51 PM       
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I have only watched the movie. The good version, with Technicolor.
I only watched the movie. The icky B&W version.
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Old Oct 31st, 2005, 09:04 PM       
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Old Nov 14th, 2005, 11:04 AM       
Fantatic book and equally great movie. The original 1930 version though. Not the one with John Boy.
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