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9780553274325
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"Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury accounting to eloquence."--The New York Times This was no ordinary war. This was a war to make the world safe for democracy. And if democracy was made safe, then nothing else mattered--not the millions of dead bodies, nor the thousands of ruined lives. . . . This is no ordinary novel. This is a novel that never takes the easy way out: it is shocking, violent, terrifying, horrible, uncompromising, brutal, remorseless and gruesome . . . but so is war. Praise for Johnny Got His Gun
" It is] very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics. It is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity."--Washington Post
"An extraordinarily agitating book, passionate in its language, potent in its emotional effect, a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is, and how wickedly wasteful. Johnny Got His Gun, full of horror and hurt, will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it."--Boston Herald
"It is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale."--Chicago Daily News
" It is] very hard to write about Johnny Got His Gun without being guilty of understatement or hysterics. It is a terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity."--Washington Post
"An extraordinarily agitating book, passionate in its language, potent in its emotional effect, a novel that tells in unsparingly honest words what a wickedly gruesome business war is, and how wickedly wasteful. Johnny Got His Gun, full of horror and hurt, will be a terrific and vivid experience for anyone who reads it."--Boston Herald
"It is hard to imagine a more persuasive argument for staying out of war than this smooth, savage, brilliant tale."--Chicago Daily News
- Format: MassMarketPaperback
- Author: Trumbo, Dalton
- ISBN: 9780553274325
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 6.89 x 0.72
- Number Of Pages: 256
- Publication Year: 1984
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A 1939 classic about the horrific realities of war.
Cecilia B. - 4 years 3 months agoJoe Bonham answered his country's call to fight in a war that would make the world safe for democracy. Now he has lost nearly everything, his legs, arms, hearing, vision, and maybe worst of all, his ability to speak. He has nothing left but his capacity to think and a seeming eternity filled with pain and anger. Joe experiences a glimmer of hope when he finds a way to communicate, but will his message be received?
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Timeless and gut wrenching
Eric N. - 5 years 1 month agoThis book is timeless. The gripping imagery of the suffering of the main character is hard to read but harder to put down. From his discovery of his fate in the hospital as he slowly realizes what has happened to his body to his attempts to communicate, all are heart wrenching and gripping in their description. A book that should be read at least once. #SpringPicks
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excellent, recommended.
Gregory F. - 5 years 8 months agoexcellent read. not an easy book to walk away from. either while reading or after you finished. a real gut puncher. changed my outlook on war. and i'm a veteran. anyone thinking of volunteering for the military should read this first. #BannedBook