Heaven Has No Favorites

by Erich Maria Remarque

Book Overview

From one of the twentieth century's master novelists, the author of the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, comes Heaven Has No Favorites, a bittersweet story of unconventional love that sweeps... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0151399530
• ISBN13: 9780151399536
• Release Date: January 1961
• Publisher: Harcourt
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Classic

Even if you are the type to read Remarque's works, this is the most touching and real book i have read. It gives deep insights into love and live in general. The perfect book any hopeless romantic. I will remember this and insights forever.

Theme: Live life to the fullest and be happy.

This book wasn't the best Remarque book that I've read. In short it is about a race car driver, Clerfayt, who falls in love with a terminal ill patient, named Lillian. She finds a new lease on life after leaving the sanatorium with Clerfayt. Clerfayt leads a risky life on the edge, where as Lillian has lead a quiet, "safe" life in an attempt to be cured. Realizing her time is growing short, she feels she is ready for a big change. Their roles reverse as the course of the book plays out, each gaining insight to the fallacies of the other person's lifestyle. Remarque throws a lot of wit and wisdom in the conversations and thoughts, which to me didn't seem normal. However, Remarque's characters, in all of his books, tend to be deep and thoughtful.Overall, though, it was enjoyable departure from his typical WW2 books. Worth reading, but he has other better ones.