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Summary: there's only 1 way to describe Forrest Gump:simply hilarious
Review: A great book and a great movie, too, though the book and the movie have extremely little in common. The movie is more realistic, but the book is so funny and really changes the way you think about things.
The story is simple and care-free, but at the same time it is profound.
It creates an instantly lovable main character, Forrest Gump, who has you laughing out loud from the very beginning.
The book shows us the life and adventures of an autistic savant and his love for Jenny Curran.
I would recommend that you should definately read the book first, but if you have already seen the movie, then just don't expect the book to be anything like the movie--because it's not.
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Summary: a real disappointment
Review: As a person who usually enjoys a book much more than the movie, this was the exception to my rule. What a flavorless, racist character Forest was in this book. I had very little empathy for his situations. I was disappointed in the portrayal of his relationship with Jenny. The movie warms your soul. The book makes you ask - they made a movie out of this?????
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Summary: BUBBA GUMP SHRIMP
Review: Forrest Gumpis a character who lacks any negative qualities. He is a genuine, honest and caring man who experiences three remarkable centuries in American history, leaving his mark on them. Forrest was born in Greenbow, Alabama, to his mother who earns a living running a boarding house. He is a truly extraordinary character who faces each obstacle in his life with an open mind even though his I.Q. is a minimal seventy-five. Throughout Forrest's life, he embarks on numerous journeys, all the while looking at the positive aspect and never judges or makes an enemy along the way. He becomes a University of Alabama football player, a Vietnam War hero, a ping-pong champion, a successful shrimping boat captain, a cross-country runner, and a loving father. This book as well as the film do an absolutely marvelous job of describing the life of a man who lives each day as it comes, and never takes anything for granted. Forrest Gump is a character who will never be forgotten.
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Summary: Ten stars please
Review: I don't know why, but I'm reminded of A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES or even Jackson McCraes' THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD when I read this book. Possibly it's something to do with the oblique humor, the sadness underneath . . . I'm not sure. But what I do know is that I loved all three of these books, and of these, FORREST GUMP is my favorite. While the book is slightly more cynical than the movie, there's a lot more there to explore. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie, but reading about Forrest's experiences is a whole new ball game. If only Groom would write more books like this one.Also recommended: Bark of the Dogwood, The Neon Bible, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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Summary: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
Review: I finished reading Forrest Gump, and the book was a lot better than the movie. In some ways the two are very similiar in other ways they are very different. It was a very funny book, and the whole time I was reading it, I had a picture of Tom Hanks in my head even though, in the book Forrest Gump is a very big man. It is a very unique story about an "IDIOT" as he is called so many times throughout the book, and his life and how he accomplishes so much during is life time, but because Forrest is such a loving person people use him and take advantage of him. Forrest throughout the book is always pushed around and always takes advice from other people, and it always turns out bad for him. I found myself not wanting to put the book down it was so exciting.
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Summary: Forrest Gump-A Novel that Superceeds its Movie
Review: I have just seen the movie Forrest Gump. Yes it is the year 2003 and I am a bit late seeing it, but I must say that altought it is a great film, it varies greatly from the novel by Winston Grooms. I enjoyed both the movie and novel greatly, but I am still very attached to the book, which I read for the first time at the age of 25. At the age of 25 the book touched me in ways I could never have imagined. The book is on a difficulty level that would be best suited for the high school to college student. Any intellectual student from 12 grade to college should know this book is a definite must read. Hopefully it would touch your life as it did mine.
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Summary: there's only 1 way to describe Forrest Gump:simply hilarious
Review: recently I have read Forrest Gump. A story about a giant of a man. Unfortunately he has no brains. I loved this book because even though his own mother didnt even believe him, Forrest pressed on to be an astronaut, chanpoin chess player, war hero, and own a millionare shimping business. All the time he is trying to do what is right. I really liked this book because there are so many twists and turns around every corner. I think that everyone should read Forrest Gump because it will keep you laughing and interested from cover to cover.
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Summary: Forrest Gump: I laughed so hard that - "I gotta pee"
Review: This book, is by far, the funniest book I have ever read. It is hilarious. From the very first page - when he first says "I gotta pee" to the end, I was laughing out loud. Even though Forrest, a six foot six brute of a man with the intelligence of an eight year old, experiences a sequence of somewhat unrealistic adventures, I still couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out what happened to him next, and also I wanted to keep laughing. I don't know if I can say the book is better than the movie, both the movie and book are excellent. But the book has far more detail, and I think is possibley a little funnier than the movie. The movie is much shorter and realistic; it would be impossible to make a movie which includes everything from the book. Overall, the book is awesome; one of my favorites.
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Summary: Ten stars please
Review: While I was reading it (I had seen the movie prior), I thought that the movie followed the book about one third or even one half of the way but then the book just took off in a ninety degree turn and it was one incredible adventure after another - and I mean incredible literally. It has to have been one of the funniest things I have ever read. At the time, I thought it was as if the author thought mid-way through the book 'Heck, I'm the author - I can do whatever I want' ... and did. The unbridled imagination is thoroughbred. Best thing to do is get the movie and the book and compare them. The movie is first rate but the book is exquisitely funny - much more than the movie.
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Summary: Through The Eyes of a Dummy
Review: Winston Groom depicts the adventures of a dim-witted country boy in his novel, "Forrest Gump." Groom writes the novel in a first person perspective, as if Forest is reminiscing on his past. He even uses the poor grammar and broken language of such a dense narrator. He recounts all of his life achievements and failures. He describes everything from his fame of being a football and wrestling star, to his struggles with the love of his life, Jenny Curran.
The thing that impressed me the most was the point of view. The entire book is written in the dialect of this easy speaking wholesome character. The language connects you to Forrest and puts you in his shoes. You can see how Forrest experienced these events and the reactions of the people he comes in contact with. He naively explains these reactions and events, which is a subtle way that the author relates to the reader without sacrificing Forrest's stupidity.
The novel is lined up with story after story that all intertwine together. Every amazing adventure is followed by another. And Forrest's genuine and innocent narration of these events never leads the reader to question the character's honesty. As a side note to movie patrons, don't disregard this book because you have seen the movie, there are many differences between the two. And seeing all the events through Forrest's eyes allows an even greater connection to the character. I enjoyed every page of this book and I hope you do too.
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