Patrick's review
Forrest Gump by Winston Groom
This was recommended by a friend who said it was a lot different than the movie (which I always liked for some reason), and it is definitely more overtly funny and less "heartwarming." Lt. Dan has a smaller part than in the film and is more or less replaced by a gorilla. It dragged a little during the sections where Forrest is marooned on an island of cannibals and where he becomes a professional wrestler. Enjoyable, fast read from Forrest's first-person perspective, with a lot of satircal humor on U.S history from the 50's-80's.
