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Forrest Gump

By: Winston Groom
Narrated by: Mark Hammer
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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... Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction

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I really wanted to feel the story. It was a bit different and disappointing. It was not bad but not what you are hoping.

Few times do I ever believe the movie was better.

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it's probably the first time I've ever said this but the movie was better than the book

I preferred the movie over the book.

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I wasn't expecting it to be the same, but I am amazed that the movie came from this booked. I liked it, it just caught me by surprise.

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Forrest Gump, the movie has been my favorite movie since the first time I watched it. I was pleasantly surprised to find the book is more humorous and enjoyable than the movie! The story is quite different and had me in fits of laughter time and time again. The narration was perfect!

My new favorite book!

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Very good book! highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a good read. 5/5

Phenomenal!!

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