"Part Candide, part Huck Finn . . . [Gump] makes his case in a voice all his own." --
Los Angeles Times "As much fun as a box of chocolates, but far less fattening." --
Pittsburgh Press "A delectable and unsparing comic treat." --Tom McGuane, author of
Driving on the Rim "As Gump proceeds through life ... the reader is treated to a wondrous view of the world." --
Chicago Tribune "Zany, tongue-in-cheek, affectionate and wise." --
The Anniston Star "Has many pleasures to offer." --
The New York Times "A most gentle spirit, Forrest Gump should enter the annals of fiction as a great American hero." --
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