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Summary: A FANTASTICLY BRILIANT BOOK!!!!!
Review: I am 15 and I got this book cause it was recomended to me, and it is FANTASTIC!! I think an anti war novel should be complusory reading for all students, and some grown ups in office, and in respectable positions should take more notice of such books. Dalton Trumboe is a most marvelisue writer, and I read the book in a few days, although if it weren't for school work it would have been a few hours, not because it is a thin book, but because once you start it you can't put it down! I agree it's not everyones type of book, but it certainly is mine. Nick Barrowclough 1999
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Summary: I love this book!
Review: This book is the most incredible book I have ever read. Literally, I could not put it down from the moment I got it until the last word. Although the lack of commas made the book difficult to understand, I quickly grew used to it, and even had trouble adjusting to normal punctuation. I am very disapointed by some of the other people who reviewed this book however, because the name of the character is not Johnny, it is Joe. I absolutly agree with the novels anti-war theme, and with the current situation in Kosovo, this book should be required reading in every high school English class.
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Summary: A book with great insights
Review: Johhny Got His Gun was an interesting and thrilling book; in addition, Dalton Trumbus was an excellent author. In this book, Johnny struggles with an endless fight to communicate with the outside world. It's hard to believe how Johnny's life could change just from one war. I encourage everyone to read this book at least once during your lifetime; you won't regret it! It's a remarkable book!
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Summary: Johnny Got His Gun sends strong message.
Review: Dalton Trumbo's aniti-war novel Johnny Got His Gun is a fictional story that takes place during World War I. By this war and fighting for his country he ends up with no legs, arms, his face is in shambles; he is without a nose, mouth, eyes and ears. The main character in the book Joe Boeham has no form of communication with the outside world therefore; he is left fighting with his own thoughts. Until a nurse shows him that she undertands him by the use of morse Code. Towards the end of the book when the doctors realize that this man can communicate it gets a little frustrating. Joe, ends the book by letting you hang on contemplating the reasons of what just happened. In conclusion I feel this book was a good book to read and would suggest it anyone who wnats to read a "DIFFERENT" book.
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Summary: A book about a man who felt cheated by war.
Review: This book gave me the impression that the author thought that war shouldn't be fought. His true feelings come out in his main character Johnny who feels that his life was taken away from him by war. I really didn't care for this book. I don't agree with the authors point of view. I feel that he was bias towards war and tried to push that upon his readers. I don't feel that his book gives a true perspective of how all war vets feel!
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Summary: "Johnny Got His Gun" is a one-sided story.
Review: This book is probably one of the most controversial books I have ever read. If it was not assigned for a class, I probably would not have ever read it. This book brought about a lot of discussion and a lot of arguments. It is difficult to understand how a man in this condition could be able to still live, let alone think rationally. I feel "Johnny Got His Gun" brought about a one-sided opinion of war and coming from a man such as Dalton Trumbo, I understand why the book has this view. I thought the stories about his life before the war were interesting but I don't think they were too relevant to the story. It was not written in an organized fashion, therefore a lot of people had trouble following it. I would not have picked this book out for myself to read and I did not really care to read it.
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Summary: I hate to read.... BUT I COULDN'T PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!
Review: I first had to read this book for my English III class. I thought that it was going to be torture to have to read a book I didn't even choose! But, once I started reading I couldn't put it down! This book is full of inspiration for everyone. It dosen't take a genius tounderstand the meaning of the book. Anyone can relate to what the main character feels. This is a prime example of how strong our will to live really is. I loved this book and I recommend it to anyone!
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Summary: This book is definitely worth reading!!
Review: Johnny Got His Gun, is a powerful anti-war novel, written by Dalton Trumbo that contains many vivid memories of a soldier's life. This soldier was injured in the war and is lying in the hospital when he realizes he has no arms, legs, ears, eyes, nose, or mouth. We then go through his struggle to communicate to the outside world with him. This is a book that creates many intense emotions that I definitely recommend to you! It is well worth your time!!
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Summary: Not for weak minds
Review: I don't need to explain the emotional impact of this book, since dozens of reviews have already done so. What really makes this work so important is that Dalton Trumbo was completely right. And the more criticism he gets, the more right he seems.What was World War I fought for? Not many average people could tell you, because it had no measurable result. It promised to "end all wars." It didn't. It promised to create "democracy." It didn't. WWI was simply the end result of imperialist squabbles, and no amount of rhetoric could make it have any higher meaning. After millions of "noble" deaths, the world was not a better place; in fact, it was set up for an even larger war twenty-five years later. Trumbo said it first: "You're dead and you died for nothing." Harsh but 100% true. The more that people condemn this book as "anti-freedom," the more it is obvious that their words have lost all meaning. The more that people want to ban this book, just like Trumbo himself was banned from the US during his lifetime, the more it is obvious that THEY are the cowards. Thus, Trumbo wrote a book that has been proved true by its opponents. If that isn't literary genius, I don't know what is. As for calling it "boring" -- I can't help you there. Try reading it when you're older than 12. I read this book on my own when I was 16, then I read it again, voluntarily, for a school paper the next year. Once I pick it up, I can't put it down. The bottom line: this is the most PRO-freedom book you will ever read. A man who cannot even move his body has acheived more mental freedom than entire armies and parliaments of able-bodied men. This book creates hostile reactions because so many Americans are afraid of this freedom. Freedom can be ugly. Freedom can be anti-patriotic. But, in the end, freedom will have no meaning if we continue to enforce it with death.
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Summary: A graphic depiction of the effect of war on an individual.
Review: This Masterpiece really went inside the mind of a man who has lost touch with human contact. Joe is a man without any senses that overcomes his situation by using all his survival skills, he is able to keep track of time, and communicate with is head, while the rest of his body remains a stump. This book shows us the political aspects of war, and how people are forced in as slaves, and then kept quiet so the world would be safe for democracy.
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