In an Erich Maria Remarque novel, "the army report confined itself to a single sentence" --this, the book's title
[PAR] Some books/stories hook you from the first sentence; others stun you with a ... 
story "And A River Runs Through It" is a text-book example of such); other 
endings are ... All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque ... whole 
front, that the army report confined itself to a single sentence: All quiet on the 
Western Front.