Synopsis
The book is written in the first person; the reader feels that someone is telling them his life story. It narrates the adventures of Forrest Gump, an ‘idiot savant’. Forrest has a low IQ (intelligence), but is brilliant in certain areas, for example, mathematics. At school, children laugh at him.
Only pretty Jenny Curran is kind to him. Then it is discovered that the boy is brilliant at running and football. As a result, he gets into university. By now it’s the late sixties. Forrest is drafted into the army and goes to fight
in Vietnam. He leaves Vietnam a hero and is awarded a medal by President Nixon.
This is only the beginning of many strange adventures.
Only pretty Jenny Curran is kind to him. Then it is discovered that the boy is brilliant at running and football. As a result, he gets into university. By now it’s the late sixties. Forrest is drafted into the army and goes to fight
in Vietnam. He leaves Vietnam a hero and is awarded a medal by President Nixon.
This is only the beginning of many strange adventures.
Titre original : Forrest Gump (1996)
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Mon deuxième livre lu en anglais, et mon premier roman ! Je suis ravie d'avoir pu découvrir l'histoire à l'origine du film éponyme. J'y ai découvert de nombreux extraits que le film n'a pas choisi d'adapter, et ce sentiment de découverte au travers du personnage culte et attachant m'a bien plu. Je précise qu'il s'agit d'un abrégé :)