Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump #1) Paperback | Pages: 248 pages

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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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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)

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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

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Rarely do I go to a movie and say that the movie was definitely better than the book, but this was one time that was true. I really liked the movie with the great soundtrack setting the scenes throughout the 60's and 70's, and of course, Tom Hanks played a GREAT Forrest. I did enjoy how the book portrayed Forrest landing in even more incredible situations, such as being an astronaut, almost being cannibals lunch, and even rescuing Raquel Welch. I would give the movie 4 out of 5 stars, but I can

I recently vacationed in Savannah, Georgia and happened to walk by the famous Forest Gump bench. It didnt mean a whole lot to me since Ive never seen the movie, but ever since I outed myself of this fact, all my friends and family are insisting I watch it. Of course, Im reading first! ...and plan to watch sometime this summer. I really dont enjoy reading accents so I opted for the audiobook which I thought was well-done with an appropriately Southern accented narrator. I found this story short,

Casual sexism, homophobia, ableism, racism, rape that is apparently ok, even hiring a molester because why the fuck not? Reducing women to bitches with tits at times, fuck everything else.Is there good in this book? Sure. At times I loved Forrest's POV and it has some little gems here and there, a good message or two. But mostly all I found was garbage that didn't need to be in the story, it served no purpose. I'd find myself liking something only to then see some unnessary crap and be taken

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

It's amazing how good the movie is considering this source material. It seems to me the movie only resembles about 40 percent of the book--Forrest is an idiot from Alabama who has a lifelong friendship with a girl named Jenny and he is unintentionally funny and finding himself in misadventures. Plus, there is a Lt. Dan.But beyond that, the movie is quite different. The biggest difference? The movie has a lot more heart and depth. The tone of the book is, for the most part, just flat out silly

The usual crash between the book& the movie...Tom Hanks of course wins,,, Forrest&Jenny relationship was, somewhat, to me ,inspiring, and so true, real, authentic,,,I quite impressed & touched by the content of the work, seeting aside some inquiries concerning the development of the characters &plot progression,,,After all, Sentiment prevails :)

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.