Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

Forrest Gump

by Winston Groom

"Bein' a idiot is no box of chocolates," but "at least I ain't led no hum-drum life," says Forrest Gump, the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this wonderful comic tale.

When the University of Alabama's football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, that's only the beginning! He flunks out--and goes on to be a Vietnam war hero, a world-class Ping-Pong player, a wrestler, and a business tycoon. He compares battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discovers the truth about Richard Nixon, and suffers the ups and downs of true love. Now, Forrest Gump's telling all--in a madcap, screwball romp through three decades of the American landscape.

It's Gump's amazing travels...and you've got to hear them to believe them.

Reviewed by remo on

2 of 5 stars

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Conseguí leer este libro antes de ver la película. Las situaciones eran bastante buenas y la películas las aprovechó muy bien. El autor se empeñó en escribir el libro en primera persona y el lenguaje simplón y tosco hace muy difícil seguir la historia. Un caso clásico en el que la película es mejor que el libro.

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