Lin’s Reviews > All Quiet on the Western Front > Status Update

The beginning of the book is a smidge overwhelming. All of the characters are introduced in 2 pages and a young man who hasn’t reached his twenties has died. I suppose it is overwhelming for a reason as describing war with such meek a word would earn you a guffaw. The first 2 chapters is an introduction to the daily struggles of young soldiers who have lost their faith in the world and the adults who lead them.