Joseph Heller, Catch-22 Reviews

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Good Points: Unique, refreshing, poignant, unforgettable.

Bad Points: Eccentric in the way it handles chronology.

General comments: Superb world war II novel. Humorous yet tragic in equal measures, it will captivate the reader and will always remain in their memory. It made me laugh out aloud in public several times. Catch-22 very ably passes judgement on the futility and madness that is inherent in war. This book is a must read.

My rating: 93%

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This is a superb book and a classic of American satire writing. It's basically an anti-war book which instead of being po-faced revels in the madness of war and the scams and immorality that are an essential part of it. An absolute joy to read with some brilliant characters, hilarious situations. The main character is called Yossarian, an outsider, and he is determined to stay alive. He has no allegiance to the military which is lampooned throughout. It says something that the title - CATCH 22, ...

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Joseph Heller, Catch-22 - Joseph Heller's best known novel is probably the greatest work of literature to be based around the experiences of World War II. It manages to be both hilariously funny and terribly sad. Heller makes each of the men in the USAAF flight based at Pianosa a believable individual, each of the front-line fliers responding to the stresses of the war in the air in different ways, and each of those who are in the army bureaucracy behind the lines wrapped up in the totally unimp ...