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Fear: A Novel of World War I | Gabriel Chevallier
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An NYRB Classics Original Winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for Translation 1915: Jean Dartemont heads off to the Great War, an eager conscript. The only thing he fears is missing the action. Soon, however, the vaunted war to end all wars seems like a war that will never end: whether mired in the trenches or going over the top, Jean finds himself caught in the midst of an unimaginable, unceasing slaughter. After he is wounded, he returns from the front to discover a world where no one knows or wants to know any of this. Both the public and the authorities go on talking about heroesand sending more men to their graves. But Jean refuses to keep silent. He will speak the forbidden word. He will tell them about fear. John Berger has called Fear a book of the utmost urgency and relevance. A literary masterpiece, it is also an essential and unforgettable reckoning with the terrible war that gave birth to a century of war.
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Auntynanny
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I listened to the audiobook of this. It was pretty intense, but I liked it.

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EadieB
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LazyDays Oh no! What a great metaphor. Correct me if I'm wrong, I always use metaphor and similes wrong. Either way great example of not letting your fears control you.🙌 6y
EadieB @LazyDays not sure it is either: While both similes and metaphors are used to make comparisons, the difference between similes and metaphors comes down to a word. Similes use the words like or as to compare things—“Life is like a box of chocolates.” In contrast, metaphors directly state a comparison—“Love is a battlefield.”
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Lidia
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#Bookmail is the best mail! I absolutely loved this package I received from my excellent #litsypenpal @Kaylamburson . Thank you so much! I was kind of disappointed that I hadn't been able to go to the Strand on my NY trip and this makes up for it! It was really thoughtful of you ❤️. And the book is definitely my kind of book 😊. #Litsylove

Kaylamburson I'm so glad you got it and love it!!! I hope the book is good! I had never heard of it, but browsing it seemed like something you'd enjoy. 7y
emilyhaldi So thoughtful! 7y
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KaatjeH
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Just finished this book and I don't know what to say... i'm a bit lost for words.
Some of the remarks in this book, to me, still seem relevant today, 100 years later. And I guess that makes me a bit sad.

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KaatjeH
Fear: A Novel of World War I | Gabriel Chevallier

A man has the right to be stupid on his own account, but not on behalf of others.