Tough-O-Meter

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(3) Base Camp

All Quiet on the Western Front is straightforward and the story, characters, structure are riveting, but not overly complex. In fact, the straightforwardness of the book reflects what it celebrates: real people, real prose, primary colors for primary emotions.

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