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Gump and Co. (Forrest Gump #2)
Forrest Gump captured our hearts in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling novel "Forrest Gump," and in the blockbuster film, winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. Now he returns in the long-awaited sequel to the book hailed by Larry King as "the funniest novel I have ever read." A little older, and wiser in his unique way, Forrest is still runni...more
Mass Market Paperback, 242 pages
Published
June 1st 1996
by Pocket Books
(first published 1995)
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"Gump & Co." is another thoroughly entertaining book. There is one note though, this book is not a continuation of the book "Forrest Gump", it was written after the movie's success and it actually continues the storyline from the movie, not the original novel.
If you liked the movie read "Gump and Co." after watching the movie. If you liked both the movie and "Gump and Co." then read "Forrest Gump" and view it as just an alternative life for the character Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump is a great...more
If you liked the movie read "Gump and Co." after watching the movie. If you liked both the movie and "Gump and Co." then read "Forrest Gump" and view it as just an alternative life for the character Forrest Gump.
Forrest Gump is a great...more
I loved it. I never read the first one, only saw the movie, it seems like the movie changed some stuff. Jenny in this book is not married to Forrest. But little Forrest indeed is his son.
This book raises spirits, Forrest keeps on making mistakes, and keeps on standing up, finding new opportunities. And the story has a happy ending, what I usually like.
The only thing about this book is you need to get used to the language. Like figure would be spelled figger, and business would be bidness, based...more
This book raises spirits, Forrest keeps on making mistakes, and keeps on standing up, finding new opportunities. And the story has a happy ending, what I usually like.
The only thing about this book is you need to get used to the language. Like figure would be spelled figger, and business would be bidness, based...more
Gump and Co.
Gump and Co. is the sequel to the movie Forest Gump. The book talks about the things
that happened to Forest after all the good things he did in the movie. It seems like the book talks
about all his failures that happened to him. It describes that he lost all of his money in Apple, so
he has to set out and make money for little Forest.
Little Forest comes to stay with Forest during the summer, where Forest is working at a
pig farm. Little Forest is a smart kid and he notices all the...more
Gump and Co. is the sequel to the movie Forest Gump. The book talks about the things
that happened to Forest after all the good things he did in the movie. It seems like the book talks
about all his failures that happened to him. It describes that he lost all of his money in Apple, so
he has to set out and make money for little Forest.
Little Forest comes to stay with Forest during the summer, where Forest is working at a
pig farm. Little Forest is a smart kid and he notices all the...more
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The majority of the book lacked any real direction other than the relationship with his son (which acted more of a subplot). The ending, however, has a great payoff and I thoroughly enjoyed that bit. The book reads more as a series of sketches which makes it a quick read for folks with low attention spans (people like me). I finished this book in two days and despite what I've read from other reviews on this site, it is not a continuation of the events of the movie. You can read this book withou...more
The difficulty with the sequel is: where do you go after Forrest Gump? The contrast between Jenny's all-too-real life and the madcap fairytale-esque adventure that is Forrest's romp through American history gives us two paths to go on. While Groom's solution is perhaps not entirely satisfactory, the story is still as charming as the original (perhaps even moreso), and provides a better ending, even, in my opinion. The book is perhaps to be avoided if you were one of the naysayers that preferred...more
The first book was witty, fun to read and they made a movie out of it you either hated or liked. Then came the academy awards where it won a slew of Oscars and not one member of the cast and crew thanked the author for whom this movie would never have ever been created. So, in a fit of pique (or so it's said), he wrote a sequel vowing to make it completely impossible to film. The result was a mess with little to no plot or pacing and to fit as many events and incidents as possible to the point o...more
Silly? Yes. Unrealistic? Yes. OK, I admit the story has many impossible incidents, twists and turns... that makes it less believable. However, what matters was that one guy was real through it all: Forrest. Especially touching was his relationship with "little Forrest" ... and the way his innocence never left him. Being a sequel to Forrest Gump, it isn't exactly a piece of great literature, but you have to admit one thing: it's funny. The sequel is nothing like the original(or like the movie.) T...more
how disappointing. i absolutely loved the first gump book which i read a week ago or so. it was so diff, fresh and fun that i really enjoyed it. i got this book afterward to read the sequel of sorts to it. this book stunk. i didn't even get halfway into it and just quit. closed it and removed the bookmark. just dumb. like trying to recreate a moment that just doesn't work. groom tries so hard to get back into the writing and story groove of the first book but it never happens. spotty and jumping...more
I read this book off and on during my dinner breaks at work over the last couple months. Never read the first book, but I've seen the movie numerous times. Essentially, this one picks up where the movie left off, namely how Forrest tries to make a living for himself and his son. Little Forrest is unfortunately left at home for most of this book, so his character is underdeveloped. There are familiar names from Forrest's past who he runs into during his adventures. The main theme of this book is...more
Hilarious book about what happened to Forest Gump in his life AFTER the movie. It seems that this guy just can NOT stay out of trouble. Whatever he does, it blows up in his face in one hilarious way after another. I loved the way that very famous people played cameos throughout the book. I actually laughed out loud in several places throughout and stopped and read some passages to my husband, and he got a kick out of them too. This book would be a wonderful rainy day Sunday read or a beach read....more
I rated this below the original, which only got 3*. The author wrote this just to cash in on the fact that is first novel was made into a movie. I have two major complaints. The first applies to both books and that's although Forrest is slow he keeps being referred to as a "certified idiot", or by any number of other similiar rude names like moron, "dumber than a rock", etc. It gets old quick, and is insulting. Forrest may not be smart but even he knows he's being asked to do somethings wrong an...more
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Well first of all, I watched the film first and then found a copy of this book at a local charity shop. It took a little getting used to the language and style but I soon adapted a reading style in the same sense of the film. Gump seems to carry on from where the film left off (unless I'm mistaken) and finds himself in all sorts of comical meanderings. I began to grow bored of the constant repetitions in plot but did enjoy chuckling to myself at some of the situations Gump found himself in. I di...more
I adored the first book, it was so well written and captivating. But Gump & Co left me slightly disappointed. I still enjoyed it immensely, but this one was just so much more unrealistic! He got himself into something good and productive, and then had to run away because it turned sour, and he would run right back into something that seemed good. There was no layover time, just bam, bam, bam all right in a row. The shenanigans that he got himself into were very humorous, but so unbelievable....more
I found this at a library sale and thought I would enjoy it having loved the movie Forrest Gump. I had not read the first book and was quite surprised by the difference in the character and story line in the book versus the movie. I would like to go back now and read the first book and make some more comparisons. I am also glad that I did not read the first book before seeing the movie or I may have been very disappointed.
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While I never read the Forrest Gump novel, I heard this sequel picked up at the end of the movie and continued on from there... being as it's one of my favorite movies, I thought this was the perfect way to continue on with the characters (and admittedly, I was curious to know how he fared parenting). However, after reading it, I wish I could go back and unsee what I've seen in this book. Instead of making me enjoy the characters I loved so much, I found myself annoyed with them, their charm slo...more
Ya que la película Forrest Gump me encantó, (de hecho es una de mis películas favoritas) saber que la autora tenía escrita una continuación, una segunda parte basada en la vida y anécdotas del hijo de Forrest, ya crecido, junto con su padre, me causó gran ilusión. Hubiese sido viable, en su momento, una película sobre esta segunda parte. Creo que ya no sería apropiado.
I found this on my most recent (and probably last) journey to the Auburn Public Library. As usual, I was looking for other books, and as usual, the library did not have them. Anyway, this book was very interesting, and the whole time I read it, I wish I had read the first Gump book that the movie was based on. Forrest referenced many events from the first book that I recognized from the movie, but, or course, they happened differently in the book. But, this book took place in the 80s, so it was...more
"Nemu" buku ini di toko buku seken. Baru ngeh kalo ada lanjutannya. Hwahwahwahwa... bab-bab awal biasa aja, tapi bab selanjutnya wekekekk... kocak deh! Meski kadang terlalu lebaiii. Tapi lumayan bikin saya nahan ketawa pas baca di bus. Groom keren, bisa bikin karakter yang kuat kayak Gump.
The perfect sequel to forest gump, this time he has his sun along for the misadventurous ride. Must read if you like the movie or the first book. And, I might suggest if you don't like one or the other you make want to check you pulse and make sure you still have a heart!
I absolutely loved the movie "Forrest Gump" so when I saw this book at a library sale, I had to have it. It picks up where the movie left off but I have to say that the first book and the movie must have been quite different. For instance, Forrest's shrimp company apparently went bankrupt and he was left flat broke. His true love Jenny didn't die as she did in the movie although she was pretty quickly dispatched in this sequel. Forrest got into plenty of adventures in this book as well, includin...more
I laughed quite a bit when reading this. It was written after the movie was made and the endearing bits of the movie seemed to lead the author to include those types of stories.
I didn't find the writing too flash but the story overall was very readable.
I didn't find the writing too flash but the story overall was very readable.
Hilarious! I recommend this to anyone a fan of the movie. Or the book obviously! Forrest get's his hands dirty with Lt. Dan, invents New Coke, literally bring shit down on a sleepy little down, rubs shoulders with Jim Bakker, Oliver North, and even Tom Hanks!
Gump and Co. is the logical follow up to Forrest Gump. It's a hella funny read and sheds light on how the so-called serious life can easily turn into a comedy...which most of the time it actually goes back and forth..around and around!
Winston Groom's "Gump and Co" was much better than the first Forrest Gump book. However, there were too many unbelievable things that happened to Forrest. My only true highlight was the development of the father son relationship seen in the last 1/3 of the novel.
Groom's post-Zemeckis sequel unfortunately reads more like a sequel to the movie Forrest Gump rather than his original novel, which is a shame. It lacks the bite of the Forrest Gump novel, and is instantly forgettable. Meh.
I really did rate this book only there is no way to show negative stars. This had been on my bookshelf for so long and it fit a task so I read it and I wish I had let it stay on the shelf. Those are days that I will never get back!
In many ways I liked this one better than Forrest Gump. I do think this book is even funnier than the first. And now we all know the story of how the "new" Coke was invented!!! As is FG, this one is a must for Twain fans.
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is an American novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for his book Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a film in 1994. Groom was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mobile, Alabama where he attended University Military School (now known as UMS-Wright Preparatory School). He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Army ROTC, and graduated in 1...more
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