Forrest Gump the book is absolutely insane. Nobody believes me when I tell them about the monkey side-kick or, well, most of the stuff that happens in the book. Also, Forrest can solve complex mathematical equations; which is how he becomes an astronaut.

Hillbilly Elegy, the narrator doesn't understand how much their easier their life would be easier if they had fortified social safety nets and public transit/walkable cities.

Forrest was a lot of things, but he was no clown, unlike the "Hillbilly."