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Title | : | Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump #1) |
Author | : | Winston Groom |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 248 pages |
Published | : | October 1st 2002 by Washington Square Press (first published 1986) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. Media Tie In |
Winston Groom
Paperback | Pages: 248 pages Rating: 4.06 | 57802 Users | 2219 Reviews
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At 6'6" and 240lbs, Forrest Gump is difficult to ignore. This satire follows him from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to Vietnam, and from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to pow-wows with Chairman Mao. It also takes in Harvard University, a Hollywood set, and a NASA mission."Forrest Gump is line bred out of Voltaire and Huck Finn; its humour is wild and coarse, a satire right on the money. It is not the less honest for being so funny, for bringing the woebegone archangels of our culture and history to judgement. Anyone who doesn't read this book deserves to spend the winter in North Dakota" (Jim Harrison)
"A superbly controlled satire" (The Washington Post)
"Rollicking, bawdy... A good time... Poking fun at everything" (People)
"Winston Groom has created the ideal citizen for the modern world - a perfect idiot" (P.J. O'Rourke)
"Joyously madcap" (Publishers Weekly)
Itemize Books Conducive To Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump #1)
Original Title: | Forrest Gump |
ISBN: | 0743453255 (ISBN13: 9780743453257) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Forrest Gump #1 |
Characters: | Forrest Gump, Lieutenant Dan Taylor, Forrest Gump Jnr, Jenny Curran |
Setting: | United States of America |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 57802 Users | 2219 ReviewsJudge About Books Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump #1)
A very rare case where the screenplay adaption provided a richer, better story than the novel. Gump started out familiar and ended that way as well. However, the middle portion was almost unreadable as I do like a grain of believably even with this type of story. There were times where I thought Winston Groom was going through the motions and seeing how far-fetched he could make the storyline. If I were not already comparing vs the movie - which I loved - then I probably would have put the bookI never watched the movie, but from what I've heard and seen in other reviews the book and movie are two entirely separate things only joined by a title. That being said, I loved this book so much that I probably will never watch the movie.Forrest Gump is an idiot, but an idiot who has had more adventures than I could dream of. He has gone to college on a football scholarship, fought in Vietnam, and went on to start his own business. He did manage to get into a few scrapes along the way, but
Alright. Before I say anything about the book, I have to tell you that I never saw the movie. Never. In fact, before my boyfriend lent me this book I was simply under the impression that this book is about a southern man who likes ping pong and thinks that life is like a box of chocolates. So, no comparisons to the movie here.To sum things up, this book follows the life of Forrest Gump, a lovable idiot with a few remarkable skills. A bunch of crazy stuff happens, including Forrest becoming a
I love the film, but hate this dang book! RUN, READER, RUN! There are very few books that I really hate, and definitely this is one of those few books that I truly hate and even I regret the time invested to read it.There are several books that I didn't enjoy to read them or I thought that they could be better, etc...However to reach the level of hating the book that's something that it's not usual for me.So, you're being warned! Run, reader, run! PLAYING DEVIL'S ADVOCATE Maybe (juuuuuuuust
3.5*I have very mixed feelings about this one. I heard the movie is very good. Before watching the movie I decided to read the book like I always do. And when I started it, it was magical. Plain, simple description but it grabbed me from the beginning. But at some point, it got really unrealistic and after that the magic kind of died. But overall its a good story. Sometimes it gave a poke deep down my mind with some lines.
Forrest, an American Guy from Alabama, is a mentally strong person. Throughout the book, he has been bullied by many people, because his IQ was below average. He only had one friend, named Jenny, who was his best friend for his childhood. He then became a collage football player, and made his team win a lot of games. He then went on to become a Vietnam War soldier, and then met a great friend called Bubba. Bubba was very motivational, since later on the book, Bubba made Forrest make a shop.
Forrest Gump is one of those books that I've always wanted to read but worried that I'd seen the movie too many times to approach the story with fresh eyes.But, I walked by it at the library yesterday, decided to check it out, and finished it today. It turns out, the book has very little in common with the movie, and it really stands on its own as a unique story.I loved the movie, but, after reading the book, I see now that the author, Winston Groom, was going for more of a modern retelling of
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