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Johnny Got His Gun (Paperback)

by Cindy Sheehan (Foreword), Dalton Trumbo (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Citadel Press (2 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0806528478
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806528472
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 107,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An extremely powerful and disturbing story., 8 Jun 1999
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This review is from: Johnny Got His Gun (Film Ink) (Paperback)
There are few books which I can honestly say have altered my outlook on life, whose covers I have closed a different person. "Johnny got his gun" is one of them, though I fear I lack the eloquence to persuade you to read it.

It tells the story of a World War One soldier, horrifically wounded in battle to the point where he is totally cut off from the outside world. With only his memories for company, he attempts to make sense of his situation, and make the most of his world, such as it is. After a long time (having no way to measure time at first, he can be no more precise than this), he eventually manages to communicate with the staff attending him in hospital, and then with his army commanders.

Trumbo's masterstroke is, to my mind, quite subtle: he hardly uses any punctuation at all, save for full stops. This relates very effectively the disordered stream of the soldier's thoughts, and at times, makes the prose all the more disturbing.

His protests to the outside world, first unheard and later ignored, are extremely powerful and moving, and make the book as a whole demand repeat readings.

Everyone should me made to read this book at sometime or another.

(In case you were wondering, the other life-altering books were "One flew over the cuckoo's nest", "Slaughterhouse five", "Farenheit 351" and "1984" - read them all.)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Why politicians never fight wars themselves, 3 Jul 2002
By D. Martin "tavita_martin" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johnny Got His Gun (Film Ink) (Paperback)
Next time you watch a "smart-bomb" create a puff of smoke on a green screen, or, you see the clouds of dust settling on a hill in Afghanistan or Iraq you might be forgiven for thinking that war really is now "clinical", "painless" and "humane".

This book illustrates what war looks like up-close and personal, from an author black-listed for "un-American" behaviour. Every time you see a bomb exploding you never see the real casualties. These are too graphic to appear on TV and therefore we are safely insulated from seeing what we are responsible for. But the pictures themselves show only half the truth.

This book lays bare the reality of suffering and the stark reality that war, for whatever reason, is not glorious. It is not honourable. It is not heroic.
It illustrates how the with the best intentions and through being caught up in patriotic or nationalistic ferver your life can be taken and never returned. All the while, those who choose to start war never, ever have to put their lives on the line.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Umissable, 10 Nov 2001
This review is from: Johnny Got His Gun (Film Ink) (Paperback)
I first heard about this book 10 years ago when I found out the Metallica song "One" was based on it, so i rushed out to my local library and managed to borrow a rather dog-eared copy.

This book scared the life out of me and reading it again 10 years later it still does.

Having said that though you HAVE to read it and put yourself in Johhny's position, it is impossible to imagine what he was going through laying there day after day.

Now if only the movie could be re-released in the UK.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A sensorial whorlwind
I love this book, upheld as one of the greatest anti war novels, and so it should be. The main character's narrative slowly but surely draws you in and the gradual severity and... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious, boring...typical lefty drivel
Anyone who comes up with the original "Give this to Bush" really does have their head up their own ass. Read more
Published 14 months ago by David Campbell

3.0 out of 5 stars Fails to Make Its Point Convincingly
This book chronicles the intermittent dreams and growing consciousness of a young man who wakes up in an army hospital and gradually becomes conscious enough to realize that he's... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, thought provoking and very sad
I read this book about ten years ago and am re reading it again now. It is one of those stories that stays with you for a long time and makes you think about the realities of... Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2005 by Toni

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate Read About the Qualities of Human Life
Well what can i say? At first, once hearing the synopsis, i was quite skeptical. Most war novels, in my opinion, lack the narrative initiative to keep my attention sustained... Read more
Published on 18 April 2004 by Lousson

5.0 out of 5 stars Address to: Mr Bush
This is the kind of book we should send to Bush before he starts war on another country.
The book contains some very powerful and gruesome images that depict the true... Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Johnny got his gun
fell in love with this story through the metallica song & video for "ONE" its told so simply that the author has you willing the storyteller to break out of his prison and find... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2003 by Marto

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best anti-war books ever written
War is war. Innocent civilians die, families are ruined and soldiers are smashed to pieces on the battlefield. This book is gruesome. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2003 by Bert Ruiz

5.0 out of 5 stars A disturbing yet compelling book. An absolute must read!
Previous reviews suggested that this would be a thought provoking book, but believe me they cannot prepare you for the effect this book will have. Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent anti-war book that everyone should read
I have to disagree with jism1000@hotmail.com who reviewed the book and said that it's message has no meaning in todays world. Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2001 by T. Meade

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