Forrest Gump

De: Winston Groom

Narrado por: Mark Hammer

Meet Forrest Gump, the lovable, hurculean, and surprisingly savy hero of this remarkable comic odyssey. After accidentally becoming the star of Univerity of Alabama's football team, Forrest goes on to become a Vietnam War hero, a worl-class Ping-Pong player, a villainous wrestler, and a business tycoon -- as he wonders with cildlike wisdome at the insanity all around him. In between misadentures, he manages to compare battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discover the truth about Richard Nixon, and survive the ups and downs of remaining true to his only love, Jenny, on an extraordinary journey through three decades of the American cultural landscape. Forrest gump has one heck of a story to tell -- and you've got to read it to believe it...

awesome book

sad and awesome.. I liked it so much, I wrote essay about it for my school. Book is very different from the movie. So, in my perception, Forrest Gump in the movie represents the best of American character. Forrest Gump in the book is more of an earthy but really fictional character with fantastically good fortune and some unrealistic events in his life. He is travelling in space, for example, or saving life of Mao Zedong. It's written as an autobiography of Forrest Gump that is funny and sad in the same time due to how country and society are acknowledged through mind of autistic person. The book is much deeper and very much politically incorrect to compare to the film. The book is full of satire and sarcasm toward American bureaucracy, schools, police, army, politicians; but all of it presented in the sort of “why is that?” way, not as a straight criticism of the government or society. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the reasons behind the things and events that happened to Forrest; because he is an idiot or because there is too much idiocy around him. But there is no manifestation of right or wrong way to be, to do, or to live in this book. His overall positive outlook and good nature, stubbornness and desire to work hard for his goals made him eventually successful and accomplished, even though he left his business, never married Jenny (she did not die like in the movie), and still travelling around the country with Lt. Dan. In my opinion, this book belongs to classical collection of the best American books and comparable with adventures of Tom Sawyer or Gulliver. You may read this book over and over and find something new, different, nostalgic or thrilling, new funny, again and again… Also, Raquel Welch must be amused with this book (read it and you will find out why... funniest part of the book). Narrator is great too..

Reader is brilliant!

The story is wonderful and occasionally hilarious. Mark Hammer's performance makes it even better. Please record more of Winston Groom's novels!

forrest is something else

good story, I can see why a lot was left out of the movie, plus he has to pee alot..

the one case where I liked the movie better

this is much less uplifting and hopeful than the movie is. the result of his life is a much less positive. there's a lot more evidence of racism and he keeps on calling himself an idiot whereas in the movie he always said stupid is as stupid does and I like that message a lot more period it's still an entertaining tale but I definitely appreciate with the movie did.

Much better than expected

I listened to this book because I loved the movie. For years my father told me about it, how different it was from the Tom Hanks of it all, but until I got Audible, it just was not worth it. After experiencing it, I wish I could go back and read this book before the movie came out. The depth of character, the writing style forcing you to hear Forrest, the humanity ... it is easily one of the greatest books I have ever read. AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY