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Didn't think I would finish this one. Not that I didn't like it, but at times the absurdity of it all just made it too difficult to go on.
Catch-22, looks at war and the bureaucracy that accompanies it, through episodes of absolute hilarity. From Milo and his "businessman" antics to the going-no-where conversations that we find Yossarian indulging in so often, the comic element is present throughout the novel. But even with all this humor and wit at his disposal, the author manages to give us a g ...more
Catch-22, looks at war and the bureaucracy that accompanies it, through episodes of absolute hilarity. From Milo and his "businessman" antics to the going-no-where conversations that we find Yossarian indulging in so often, the comic element is present throughout the novel. But even with all this humor and wit at his disposal, the author manages to give us a g ...more
This is one of the few books that is a miss for Adam's recommendations to me. I'm told the reason is because I lack a sense of humor. It is true that I did not find this book funny (apparently it is), and I just plain didn't get a lot of it. And in the end, that didn't really bother me. I never learned to like Yossarian, so his fate--whether good or ill--was not of any importance to me.
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It's another depressing book. I have a really hard time with the dark humor and feel like maybe I missed the point.
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know i read it. can't remember what it's about...
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