Forrest Gump by Winston Groom; Forrest Gump, Book 1; Abridged MP3 Audio Book; Narrator Winston Groom

"Bein' a idiot is no box of chocolates," but "at least I ain't led no hum-drum life," says Forrest Gump, the lovable, surprisingly savvy hero of this wonderful comic tale.

When the University of Alabama's football team drafts Forrest and makes him a star, that's only the beginning! He flunks out—and goes on to be a Vietnam war hero, a world-class Ping-Pong player, a wrestler, and a business tycoon. He compares battle scars with Lyndon Johnson, discovers the truth about Richard Nixon, and suffers the ups and downs of true love.

Now, Forrest Gump's telling all—in a madcap, screwball romp through three decades of the American landscape. It's Gump's amazing travels…and you've got to hear them to believe them.

Los Angeles Times Part Candide, part Huck Finn and a whole lot of Andy Griffith, [Gump] makes his case in a voice all his own.

George Plimpton A wacky and funny nuthouse of a book.

New Woman Broad satire with serious resonances...Gump's adventures are both hilarious and bawdy....This picaresque tale will set you guffawing.

Pittsburgh Press A Huckleberry Finn­type odyssey, complete with the humor-tempered irony and insight of Mark Twain. A rollicking satire, milking laughs from our sacred cows...As much fun as a box of chocolates, but far less fattening.

Ocala Star-Banner A most gentle spirit, Forrest Gump should enter the annals of fiction as a great American hero.

Anniston Star Zany, tongue-in-cheek, affectionate and wise.

Tom McGuane A delectable and unsparing comic treat.

Winston Groom is the author of thirteen previous books, including Forrest Gump, Better Times Than These, the prizewinning Shrouds of Glory, and Conversations with the Enemy, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. His most recent book is 1942: The Year That Tried Men's Souls. He lives in Point Clear, Alabama, and Cashiers, North Carolina.