Catch-22
Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy—it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service.
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Readers say *Catch-22* is a unique, darkly humorous antiwar satire praised for its sharp critique of bureaucracy and military absurdities, blending co...
JEEEZ this took me forever to read. I’m not sure how to rate it anything other than 5 stars simply from the quality of novel. Giving it 4 simply because it took me a long time to really get hooked. I probably ready the last 70% in two weeks.
It starts slow, and as the reader i did not understand the point until about 1/3 of the way through the book. But by that time i had built attachment to characters, and understood the absurdist and cyclical commentary about the nature of war. Sometimes we do feel like a Yossarian, where everyone else around us feels insane and we are stranded by our own sanity (does that make us insane?). Cringe statement ignore me.
Time for something lighter hahaha I need a book I can read in a week.
It starts slow, and as the reader i did not understand the point until about 1/3 of the way through the book. But by that time i had built attachment to characters, and understood the absurdist and cyclical commentary about the nature of war. Sometimes we do feel like a Yossarian, where everyone else around us feels insane and we are stranded by our own sanity (does that make us insane?). Cringe statement ignore me.
Time for something lighter hahaha I need a book I can read in a week.
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