I just finished reading “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. Intense, violent, graphic, but nothing
in it was prurient, or gore for the sake of gore. On a literary level (imagery, characterization, etc.), it’s one of the best things I’ve read. This excellent book is a punch to the gut and to the head. IMHO, everyone who’s mature enough to understand this book, should read this book.