Not a Book Review: "Closing Time," by Joseph Heller

This is not a book review because I could not get through the book. It’s more of an analysis of what I did read of the book from the point of view of a writer.

This book is the sequel to “Catch 22,” the iconic anti-war novel. “Closing Time” follows the same characters many years later. For example, Yossarian is 68 years old.

 

I like Heller’s writing in general, but I had a few issues with this book, and from these a few writing-related lessons can be learned.

Old Men and no meaningful Women...