To Judge A Book By Its Cover

For the independent novel I am to read in class, I have chosen All Quiet On The Western Front, the author being a WWI German Veteran, Erich Maria Remarque. By chance, my history class is discussing World War I and several weeks prior, I watched a synopsis/analysis of the book. The class discussion launched the book back into my mind, and I inquired of my dad if we had the book, though I was confident I could find it at the local library. Dad and I are both very interested in history, so he was very excited when I mentioned the book. We had a sizable conversation about the topic, which only increased my liking for the book. I have been informed that this book often brings on tears, not a hard thing to do in my case anyway, but I still expect this book to educate me on the horrors of war and the perspective of the soldiers in World War I and beyond.