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A review by coolfoolmoon
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This book was mentioned by one of my film professors in our class about the Hollywood blacklist era and I'm so glad I remembered it. You can see why HUAC hated his ass he was a genius!
The audiobook was performed so well but also the intro from the mom really made me emotional. Then I was like fuck this book is gonna fuck me up too isn't it? And then it did. I didn't cry but you really feel every emotion. A book that can truly be universally understood.
The audiobook was performed so well but also the intro from the mom really made me emotional. Then I was like fuck this book is gonna fuck me up too isn't it? And then it did. I didn't cry but you really feel every emotion. A book that can truly be universally understood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Slavery