# All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

6 Hacker News commenters recommended All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a harrowing, very real portrayal of trench warfare in World War I that is hard to put down. The main caveat is that its content is heavy.

## Why people recommend it

- Vivid, realistic depiction of WW1 (3 comments): "a rare comic scene in an otherwise horrific and very real look at WW1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586453)) "extraordinarily good at showing how hellish it was" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47654636)) "Like read some fictional books on the matter." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50149062))

## What people warn about

- Heavy, disturbing content (1 comments): "Really great book, though a bit heavy content" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49903882))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1299790062?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781299790063) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque", https://hackerapproved.com/p/all-quiet-on-the-western-front/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).