Rating:  Summary: Improbable ... but good! Review: OK, I admit the story has many impossible incidents, twists and turns... that makes it less believable. However, what matters was that one guy was real all through it: Forrest. Especially touching was his relationship with "little Forrest" ... and the way his innocence never left him.
Rating:  Summary: Extremely Disappointing Review: I was absolutely amazed to see the number of positive reviews this book has received on this site!For me, the allure of the original book (and movie) was that however unlikely and improbable Forrest's adventures were, there was the thought that "well, I suppose it COULD have happened that way." Not so with this book (see especially the World Cup game). The way he "coincidentally" happens to run into all his friends in the most remote and random places on the globe wears thin very quickly. What's worse, the threads linking each of Forrest's "episodes" together in this book are so thin that I can't even floss my teeth with them. For my money, this may be the worst book I've read in the 1990s.
Rating:  Summary: EXTREMELY AWESOME Review: This book has humor, sadness, happiness, and good 'ole Forrest Gump. Now trying to raise his son, it's a real thrill ride. Through all the ups and downs Forrest once again figures it out (with his low I.Q.) and goes straight to the big times. But it's not quite easy for him with a ruptured reputation (cool quote, wouldn't you say). Anyway, this is a MUST BUY. SO ORDER IT RIGHT NOW OVER AMAZON AND GET IT IN 24 HOURS. ITS WORTH IT. Sincerely, Forrest's biggest fan!
Rating:  Summary: Great book Review: Gump is at hi ole tricks agian when he goes bankrupt and needs a job. Everyone should read this book.
Rating:  Summary: not good enough for a literature class, but darn funny... Review: Okay, so the sequel to Forrest Gump isn't exactly a piece of great literature, but you have to admit one thing: it's funny. The sequel is nothing like the original(or like the movie.) The original is a great book that can be appreciated and enjoyed at many different levels. The sequel is just plain silly and funny. Messy and brainless fun.
Rating:  Summary: I felt that this book was hilarious but stupid! Review: After watching the hollywood movie of forrest gump, this sequel book seemed different. I admit that the stories were funny but the whole book didn't really have a point. It was mainly about a stupid guy who becomes involed in stupid things!
Rating:  Summary: I expected great things from Groom, I got it. Review: Groom is an accomplished author, this book is a must for literature hounds.
Rating:  Summary: more of the same Review: if you're a big gump fan, and enjoyed the irony of the movie, you'll find this follow-up mildly entertaining. otherwise it's just more of the same unbelievable gump-ish predicaments, and clearly an attempt to profit more on the success of the first go-round.
Rating:  Summary: Winstion Groom has done it again> Review: I think this is the best book I ever read. It tells how Gump goes to Desert Storm, works on a pig farm, and tries to cope with his son. If you need a good book to curl up with, this is the one
Rating:  Summary: Very funny but sometimes unrealistic and predictible Review: Gump & Co. is a very good book and tells where all your favorite characters ended up. The only thing i didn't like was it's predicibillity ( Gump does something, causes a riot, gets chased out of town). But overall a good book
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