Dalton TrumboClassics · Literary Fiction·1905–1976
Johnny Got His Gun
Synopsis
Joe Bonham, a young American soldier, wakes up in a hospital bed after being severely disfigured by a shell blast in World War I. Unable to see, hear, speak, or move, he is trapped within his own mind, reliving his past and grappling with the horrific reality of his present. This powerful novel explores the devastating physical and psychological costs of war through Joe's harrowing experience.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (3)
ViolenceGraphic ViolenceTrauma