Johnny Got His Gun
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4.4 • 43 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The Searing Portrayal Of War That Has Stunned And Galvanized Generations Of Readers
An immediate bestseller upon its original publication in 1939, Dalton Trumbo?s stark, profoundly troubling masterpiece about the horrors of World War I brilliantly crystallized the uncompromising brutality of war and became the most influential protest novel of the Vietnam era. Johnny Got His Gun is an undisputed classic of antiwar literature that?s as timely as ever.
?A terrifying book, of an extraordinary emotional intensity.?--The Washington Post
"Powerful. . . an eye-opener." --Michael Moore
"Mr. Trumbo sets this story down almost without pause or punctuation and with a fury amounting to eloquence."--The New York Times
"A book that can never be forgotten by anyone who reads it."--Saturday Review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This audio edition of Trumbo's classic 1939 novel of war's insanity begins as a bit of a slog because of the lengthy padding at its start. With two introductions, from Cindy Sheehan and Ron Kovic, that attempt to place the novel in the context of more recent armed conflicts in both Iraq and Vietnam, it is the better part of a disc before the book properly begins. Once it does, though, the slog ceases. Trumbo's novel is spine-tingling in its immediacy and horror, and William Dufris (while occasionally fumbling around in his bag of voices) mostly gives the words room to breathe. For this book, little more is necessary. A Citadel paperback.
Customer Reviews
Timeless
I read this book as a teenager after learning that it was the basis for the Metallica song "One". I really don't have the words to say how much this book touched me. I am surprised to see that I am the first and only person to writing a review for this book. This is a MUST READ for anyone. Plus, even though it has been done already a long time ago, I really think this would make a great movie. Sorry if people hate that idea. But, I would love to see this book on film again, with renewed interest.