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Jul 15, 20233 min read
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
BY NORMAN MAILER Definitely not in the league of “All Quiet on the Western Front” 3 stars out of 5 stars It gave me no pleasure writing...


Apr 27, 20233 min read
THE BLACK OBELISK
BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE A book containing much insight into Germany after World War I as well as thoughts about life and religion. 4.0...

Oct 9, 20225 min read
SHADOWS IN PARADISE
BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE An interesting but slow-moving novel and not among Remarque’s best 4 stars out of five stars Erich Maria...


Sep 3, 20223 min read
ARCH of TRIUMPH
BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE A novel replete with ups and downs of romantic love, psychoanalysis of human emotions, and vivid descriptions of...


Aug 9, 20223 min read
THE NIGHT IN LISBON
BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE A poignant love story of two people fleeing Nazi Germany, told in an unusual setting. 5 stars out of 5 stars The...


Jul 21, 20225 min read
HEAVEN HAS NO FAVORITES
BY ERICH MARIA REMARQUE The unusual love story of two people with no future – her waiting for the next hemorrhage, him the next race. 5...


May 30, 20223 min read
A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE
無情戰地有情天 BY ERIC MARIA REMARQUE A poetic love story set in the brutal background of World War II and Nazi Germany; not for the...


May 13, 20224 min read
THE ROAD BACK
BY ERIC MARIA REMARQUE A first-hand account of the destructive experience of war even for those who survive 4 stars out of 5 stars “The...


Apr 28, 20223 min read
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
西線無戰事 BY ERIC MARIA REMARQUE Contains a thoughtful and sensible proposal about the declaration of war 5 stars out of five stars This book...


Oct 18, 20201 min read
RUDIN
by Ivan Turgenev. 4.0 out of 5 stars The first novel of a master Turgenev's stories were sort of autobiographical. He had a flair of...
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