Forrest Gump by Winston Groom (1994)

Winsten Groom wrote a great book with this one. If you think it's the same as the movie, you will very surprised. The movie is great and book is great also, without being the same.

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Like so many movie adaptations of best-selling novels, Forrest Gump the film is verrrry unlike Forrest Gump the novel. Yeah, there still is a Lt. Dan in this book...Momma, Bubba and Jenny, however, all are far different cries from their movie counterparts. Forrest's mother really doesn't play a big role at all in the book. Lt. Dan is still a major character, but is a far, far cry from who he was - and the journy he took - in the film. Even Forrest is a far cry from his movie self - here, a hulking 6'4" country bumpkin. The book often seems like more of a cross between Huck Finn and "No Time for Sergeants." The book is a pleasant read - and very often quite humorous! You'll see parallels in the movie, but the novel definitely stands on its own!

This is, simply put, way, way WAY better than the movie. Who cares about profanity? There're shows like "Drawn Together" to teach us that. The book goes far deeper than the movie; also, the truth's in the words...from the very start, instead of "Life is like a box of chocolates" it says "Life ain`t like a box of chocolates" For a serious reader, that should thunderstruck you as a proof.

Like many readers, I first saw the motion picture and wanted to read the novel. Winston Groom's writing style is difficult to follow and I found the excessive use of profanity extremely distracting. The only redeeming quality about this book? Tom Hanks loveable portrait on the cover!

This is one of the few times I have ever bought a book a movie was based on and enjoyed the movie more than the book. The characters in the movie were so much easier to follow and appreciate than the folks in the book. I did not care for the Forrest Gump in the book whatsoever. I did not care for writing style used in the book by Mr. Groom. It was difficult to read. Tom Hanks spoke "GUMPESE" better than Groom wrote it. I'm glad I only paid a dime for this particular book.