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Summary: one of the most tearing books ever made
Review: it is hard, sad but true story of how a living person is defined. can we ask our selves when we stop detrmain a person as a person? after he loss his arms ? his legs ? his face ? his all body , and just remaining engouth to bread ?
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Summary: An overwhelming piece of literature
Review: Where to start. This book does not try to captivate, it does not build any illusions. It is honest in how it is written, it is simplistic in spelling out it's message.The novel states how bad war can be, how it shatters and destroys people and their families. A very powerful book, written in brutal fashion, that will leave one stunned and overwhelmed.
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Summary: Excellent book! I read it in 1969.
Review: Johnny Got His Gun is a very touching story. I read it in High School so very long ago, but still remember it well. I have thought of it through the years while I was in the armed forces and beyond. The book is sobering. War is not glorious, fun, or fair. Modern weapons are technologically awesome. With devices such as cruise missiles, the operators are far removed from the horrors that the weapons will cause. A "stump" like Johnny is still a real possibility. A must read for everyone, and especially those that think war is glorious.
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Summary: a book that makes me sick with comprehension and empathy
Review: An incredible, incredible novel. I have never been so angered, so moved to distraction as I was by Johnny Got His Gun. This book strips war naked, revealing through obvious observations what a savage and utterly senseless practice it really is. I read it for the first time two years ago. To this day, I think of the novel once, twice a week. I like myself better, as a person, for having read this book. Should be recquired reading for every American.
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Summary: Feeling with the rim of your skin?
Review: Imagine trying to do just that. After all, you have no legs, no arms, no face, no ears, no senses of any kind. Now, try to tell someone you want to die. This book, possibly the scariest I've ever encountered, is not for the light of heart. However, those who support war while sitting on the sidelines might do well to gather their courage and read it. Guaranteed, they will not like being on the inside. This book should be concurrently taught with lessons over historical wars. Or are the teachers afraid of the truth, as well?
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Summary: My Favorite Book of All-Time
Review: Ive read this book over 15 times in about the 5 years Ive owned it. This anti-war story is a masterpiece with a message. Imagine being def, mute, blind and limbless from a WWI bomb...living is hell, because all you have to know you were alive is a brain and memories. This intense book is a must-read for everybody.
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Summary: I am force to write a paper on this book!& I love the book!
Review: I think every person that thinks war is glamourous should read this book. I think all the folks who are living "for today, not tomorrow" should read this book, about a stump. This stump was once a human being and now is a legless, armless, eyeless, mouthless, earless living creature that feels. He once had arms and legs and remembers all the good things that he did with them. We should all just thank god we have our limbs and eyes, nose, mouth and ears. I do and this book made me realise how precious these body parts are. Kids should read this before they leave High School.
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Summary: War truly IS hell...
Review: Trumbo's book is horror in the truest sense. I challenge anyone to find a book that captures the darkest parts of war like this work of art. This is a terribly disturbing tale of a young man's worst fears coming true.
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Summary: The best book I've ever read.
Review: This book is amazing. The emotions that surge through the pages of this novel are so raw and so true that I found myself crying out of frustration and sadness and throwing the book across the room out of anger and feeling everything. It is crazy. Trumbo's writing is exceptional and original and makes the book read quickly and smoothly. There is no punctuation in this novel except for periods and question marks. This, combined with other interesting techniques, makes this book the perfect writings of someone's thoughts. . .and not just anyone's thoughts. These are the thoughts of a man who physically can't do anything but think. That's why it is so intense all of the time. Another reason why I like this book so much is because it illustrates the horrors of war, what war does to human beings. This normal, functioning man turns into a piece of helpless flesh who has no physical way of communicating with anyone or anything. Trumbo's novel has been black-listed during every major war since WWII because it delivers such a strong and touching message. I guess all I have to say is if you haven't read it, please do, and if you have read it and you don't like it then maybe you should try reading it again because it is so damn good.
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Summary: johnny got his gun
Review: This is definitely the book that changed my life. My four years of military high school were meant to groom me for a promising military career, but I have now decided that I refuse to sacrifice my life or my freedom (like Joe Bonham did) for a government puppet-master who says that I fought for "the sake of democracy."
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