Demolition of a Soul: "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque.

Written by Erich Maria Remarque, "All Quiet on the Western Front" is considered to be one of the most genuine and true to life war novels ever created. However, the main reason this classic novel is a notch above the rest is the astonishing ability of Remarque to illustrate how the war destroyed a soldier to the point of emotional paralysis, and how it disintegrated the very soul of a man.
Let the months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing more. I am so alone, and so without hope that I can confront them without fear. The life that has borne me through thes…