I have watched All's Quiet on the Western Front and it is overwhelmingly draining to think we are so savage as to be able to make such a thing, such a war. There is nothing but grim dread to be had, and the survivers never quite fit in the herd when they get back, if they get back.
I flicked through an illustrated book and thought, yes, it would be fine to have illustrations in stories for adults, but the illustrations should come with instructions: don't look at this drawing and think: cock and balls, flick on. Rather meditate on this picture, the texture, the line, the shapes, the form. Enjoy this picture before reading on.