Forrest Gump

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Summary: Being an idiot is no box of chocolate ?!
Review: Well, when I took my first glance of a few pages, I just wanna throw it away. It's boring indeed. But as I watched the movie before, then I just pay more patience on it... after then I just addicted to it !! I like the way he loved Jenny Curran... and he showed a different but simple view from AN idiot. Life is simple, isn't it ?! He brought us back to the nature again... far away from this complicated society -- at least for a while. Personally I don't think he's AN idiot, he's always trying to do the right thing. "U know what I mean ?!"

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Summary: Sandy And Steve Give it 5 thumbs up...If you had 5 thumbs
Review: This Book mad me laught andcry oh how I enjoyed the book . I think that every one should read this book.

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Summary: Read the book, avoid the movie.
Review: This book is a hoot. Groom does a wonderful job of crafting a story that fits the Southern literary tradition of the anti-hero to a T. Is Forrest really an idiot, or are those around him? How does society and its fixation with the superficial shape us and the direction we take? Can we achieve anything when motivated by a simple, nonjudgemental love? The film captured none of Forrest's complexities, relying instead on our fascination with our own pop culture to generate interest.

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Summary: Even Funnier and more unbelievable than the movie.
Review: If you thought that in the movie Forrest's life was crammed with once-in-a-lifetime events, you should try reading the book. While not as touching, the novel delivers quite a few more laughs than the movie. The main difference is that Forrest is a little rougher around the edges; however, he is just as likable.

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Summary: He isn't a really idiot
Review: Anyone thinks he is an idiot.Many funny things happened to him.He were a football player,a soldier,a hoarmonica player,a spaceman,a shrimp business boss,even a father.He never gives up all his life.He can make his friend's(Bubba)dream come true.

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Summary: Agree on Austin!
Review: This book is absolutely rubbish! This is the first book which the film version is far better than the original book! The story is so unconvincing, especially going to space and landing on a wild forest. I enjoyed the first 50 pages or so, but the story repeats and repeats itself again. I'm Korean and English is not my mothertongue. Still, I read many of the books in a day or two because I just couldn't put it down. Well... This book took me a few hours to read the first 100 pages or so, and WEEKS to finish the rest! And I wish I never read the rest... Rubbish! Go get the video.

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Summary: This Book Is Magnificent
Review: I read "Forrest Gump" right after I saw the film. The film was great and I really enjoyed it calling it one of my favorites. I was surprised what happened in the book, though I did really love it. The book is a lot funnier than the movie but I think the movie was made very well. The only thing better about the movie was the ending. They bot are kind of downers but the movie's ending is better. The book was great! I laughed many times and I have begun reading it again. A first for me. I recommend this book, but remember it's not like the movie.

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Summary: Movie Or Book?
Review: The novel had great opening lines, but it went downhill from there.

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Summary: Entirerly different from the movie, and better!
Review: This book has very little to do with the movie, it is much better. I loved the movie, so I felt compelled to read the book, and I was surprised! Forest does many different things and and they are all funny!

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Summary: Thank God I saw the movie BEFORE I read this crap!
Review: I was really looking forward to reading this book because I loved the movie, so I cannot express how disappointed I was in it. Basically, I found Forrest to be anything but lovable in this story. He was just an idiot! The only reason I gave it one star is because that is as low as the computer would let me go!