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Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

****
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo is an amazing book. It pages are packed full of depth and symbolism that makes you really think. I read this book last year and loved it for the depth and symbolism so this year I decided to read it for a second time and the amount of new things I picked up from the storyline that I hadn’t the first time were numerous. You wouldn’t think that a 243 page book about a guy that has no face, no arms, no legs, and is deaf and blind could be at all interesting for more than the first ten pages but it is fascinating. This book unveils the normally masked cruelties of war, as well as the cruelties of human nature that just seemed to always be overlooked, it also talks about how the population of the world is being dehumanized by our very own way of life. Even though it was written in 1939 you can apply the underlying meanings behind its text to modern days in so many ways. I strongly recommend this book to everyone, and to those who decide to read it my advice is don’t search for the symbolism just let it come to you. If you do that then your mental grasp of the true depth of what you read will be more complete and full.

alex mattson said...

*** I thought the book Johnny got his gun was a real good book. Some parts were boring but most the book was really interesting I learned about the war and what can happen to you and how hard it is. And about a guy who is deaf cant talk has no legs or arms all he could do I think I felt really bad for him If this were to happen in real life I would feel even more bad. I recommend this book to all readers you learn something and its fun to read

RJ L said...

*** -- this book was vary good but I thought it was a bit dry though. This is a story about a blind, deaf, crippled man from WWI who was hit by a mortar and basically destroyed by it. I recommend this book for all people who are just sick of the WWII books about the same old stuff. I don’t think anyone would object to this book, doesn’t matter who you are I believe that this book will appeal to everyone.

Erik V said...

**
“Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo was probably my least favorite book in the “War” unit in Young Adult Lit. It seemed to be confusing how the author jumped around parts of this man’s life and it kind of takes a while to understand what is happening. The story is about a young man in the growing up in the 1920’s and 1930’s by the name of Joe Bonham. Each chapter is a different story and each one has different meanings behind them. About every other chapter however, the story takes place in Joe’s hospital room after he was injured in combat and it is pretty much him suffering, with no communication between anybody else. Depending on who the person is, I may recommend this book, but I do not think it is something that everybody would like.

Aaron O. said...

** Johnny Got His Gun was an okay book. It is probably my least favorite book that I have read. The book is written as if it is the thought's of the main character. I feel it was difficult to read because of the lack of puncuation in the book. The book does do a good job of describing the horrors of war though. If you are serious about war, then I would recommend this book to you.

Dereck M. said...

** Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo is a very interesting book. This book is about a deaf, blind, and crippled man. The book tells his story and his life during the war. The book jumps around a lot and can be hard to follow. I think that this would be a better movie than a book because a visual would really help to understand. As for how it’s written, this is a very descriptive book about the book and is very well written. I would recommend this book for anyone who likes a challenge, and people that really like to think while they read.

Michael M. said...

The book, Johnny Got His Gun, by Dalton Trumbo is an amazingly well written book. One that requires you to persevere and keep an open mind throughout the entire story, something that few may actually accomplish. The only downside to this book, is that for the vast majority of readers it will be dull to read, or difficult. Considering it has literally no actually dialogue, only statements of the gist of what was said in the past. Other then that it is only the ramblings of an injured veteran. This method of writing, is a plus for the book, making it far better then most war based books.