Ah, One hundred years of solitude. A simple tale of José Arcadio, José Arcadio, José Arcadio, José Arcadio, Arcadio, Aureliano, Aureliano, Aureliano and Aureliano.
I do wish just one of them had been called ‘Bob’.
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The first of two books this month, Erich Maria Remarque’s ‘All quiet on the western front is generally held as one of the greatest war novels of all time. Not having read any other war novels, I can’t really comment on that, but I can tell you that this is a very good book.
The story centres on a group of German soldier in World War I and on one named Paul Bäumer in particular. It covers their training and convalescence as well as fighting in the trenches and details with a very neutral tone what they were put through during the course of the story.
I always feel a certain amount of trepidation before reading books like this. Best seller in 2005, on the New York Times list for 21 weeks and a finalist for the Michael L. Printz Award in 2007. Not to mention all the hype on the net and from people who’ve read it; the build up gets so big it gets harder to appreciate the story.
So, does this book deliver? Well, nearly. To extend the metaphor, I think it’s been delivered to a house a couple of doors down from me and now Amazon won’t give me a refund.
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Ah, where to start….I suppose at the beginning is probably a good idea.
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