#ATCFBookClub All Quiet On The Western Front (January) | The Vance Crowe Podcast

As The Crowe Flies Book Club: All Quiet On The Western Front This was the first time we have held the book club on YouTube, we had some technical problems but it ultimately worked out. Today's hosts: Below is the study guide for All Quiet on the Western Front Book Expectations: What did you think a book about WWI would be like? What did you know about trench warfare and where this story took place? How did it feel to be on the side of the Germans? At what point did you begin to realize how dark the book was going to get? Characters: Which characters stick out to you the most? Are there any of the comrades that you had negative feelings toward? Were there any actions they took (stealing chickens, visiting women illegally, beating up Himmelstoss etc.) that you didn’t understand, or made you think less of them? Which deaths were the most difficult for you to witness? Adversaries: Between the teacher Kantorek and the petty tyrant Himmelstoss which was more grating to you? When Himmelstoss was moved to the war front; how did you feel about him when he cowered in the bunker and Paul Baumer throws him out calling Himmeltoss a coward? Moments in battle: Out of dozens of fighting scenes which ones left the biggest impression on you? How clearly were you willing to imagine the horror? How did you feel about the new recruits that came in. Crossing back towards the German line after getting lost, what did you think of that scene? Time away from the batt