Literary Humor 1999

Forrest Gump by Winston Groom

A man named Forest Gump sits at a bus stop and tells everyone about his life.

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What it is

War lived from the inside · comforting, like coming home

What happens in it

War from the inside

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How it's told

Who tells it
First person
Style
Easy to get into

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like dry, sideways humour
  • you like a book that stays with you for days
  • you like a story that bends reality a little

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