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Violence
Some
Street violence and political assassination as the Weimar Republic deteriorates; WWI is referenced but not depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language; period-appropriate in translation
Sexual Content
Some
A loving adult relationship is central; tender and implicit rather than explicit
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking as the veterans cope with dislocation and loss; a social fabric saturated with alcohol
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Grief, displacement, and the devastation of watching a beloved person die slowly while a country dies around you
What this book is about
Three WWI veterans share a garage, a jalopy, and a friendship forged in the trenches—until one of them falls in love with a woman who is slowly dying of tuberculosis. Erich Maria Remarque's novel is a portrait of Weimar Germany as democracy collapses around a generation that gave everything and came home to nothing. Tender and heartbreaking, with the political violence of the 1930s gathering in the background.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Tuberculosis death is the emotional center
Political violence escalating in the background toward WWII
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