"Gump &Co"

The second book I wanted to talk you about is written in American English, that's why I'm going to write this article in English.
Le deuxième livre emprunté à la bibliothèque dont j'avais envie de vous parler est en anglais, c'est pourquoi cet article sera également rédigé en anglais.

When I was younger, I read the book "Forrest Gump" (in French by that time) by Winston Groom before to see the movie and I really loved it. I was in my "hippy time" so I was definitely attracted by this period described in the book.
Quand j'étais plus jeune, j'ai lu le livre "Forrest Gump" de Winstom Groom (en français à l'époque) avant d'aller voir le film et je l'ai adoré. J'étais dans ma période baba-cool et j'ai donc j'ai été vraiment ravie de lire cette période dans ce livre.

So, when I discovered the sequel in the English section of the library, I was excited and didn't hesitate before borrowing it!
Donc, quand j'ai vu la suite dans section littérature anglophone de la bibliothèque j'étais vraimpent excitée et ai sauté dessus !

Here is what journalists think about this book:
Voici ce que pensent du livre les journalistes :

From Publishers Weekly
The continuing adventures of You-Know-Who.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.

From Library Journal
An award-winning movie made from an originally disappointing novel (Forrest Gump, LJ 3/1/86) cries out for a sequel: so here it is. Groom gives us the last decade of Gump's life, including the 1995 Academy AwardsR ceremony with the movie sweeping the OscarsR and Gump getting a special award as "The Most Lovable Certified Idiot in America." Along the way he becomes involved in Iran-Contra, insider trading, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Desert Storm. Tapping into another trend, Groom gives Gump an angel to guide him; Jenny, the love of his life and mother of Little Forrest, lived on in the first Gump novel but died in the movie, so Groom kills her by page 15 and brings her back at opportune times. Little Forrest is along for some of this ride, usually with ideas for successful ventures, including the oyster company of the title. (Once again, shellfish from Louisiana save Gump's financial hide.) As a book, this is a media event, so expect demand, with a movie to follow-and maybe even an oyster cookbook.
--Michele Leber, Fairfax Cty. P.L., Va.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From my point of view, this book is not as great as the first one but it is really entertaining to discover what is going to happen to Forrest.
If you enjoyed the first book (or the moovie) I recommand you to read it anyway: "Life is like a box of chocolate" you know...
De mon point de vue, ce livre n'est pas aussi brillant que le premier mais c'est vraiment amusant de découvrir ce que l avie réserve à Forrest.
Si vous avez aimé le premier livre (ou le film), je vous recommande de lire ce livre : "La vie c'est comme une boîte de chocolats" n'est ce pas ?