Title: New Coke in book form
Review: Save your money and wait on the inevitable movie sequel. Gump & Co. resembles Forrest Gump only in the transfer of some characters and well-worn linguistic twists. Like New Coke....who needs it?Groom's effort will no doubt lead to a movie deal someday and I hope the screenwriter(s) are able to completely revamp are pare down (start with the Saddam Hussein and Oliver North bits) this droll book.Those who saw only the movie and didn't read Forrest Gump will find a number of character anomolies in Gump & Co. I just wonder how the movie (and original book) could be so warm while this sequel is cold and rather flat. To his credit, Groom has interjected some bits of genuine humor like naming Ivan Bozosky instead of you know who. Wouldn't Mike Milkedem have been more true than Milligan? Anyway, I'll be interested to see the movie and Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump dealing with Tom Hanks the actor in New York.
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