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In Heller's iconoclastic comic masterpiece, bombardier Yossarian's attempts to stop flying combat missions are met by the unassailable circular logic of Catch 22.
Milo Minderbender's capitalist enterprise looks set for world domination and Yossarian decides against clothes. Including his uniform. ...more
Milo Minderbender's capitalist enterprise looks set for world domination and Yossarian decides against clothes. Including his uniform. ...more
What's left to say about this tour de force? The quintessential anti-war, anti-bureaucracy, anti- incompetent leaders who spin and doublespeak novel. Mostly as relevant as it ever was. Even the uncomfortable misogyny echoes in our own time (think Access Hollywood tape and "locker room" talk). I was as rewarded by reading this now as when it first was published.
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I was in the mood for something funny and saw this as I was browsing in the library. I may have smiled a few times but mostly it was an eye roller. I didn't have any laugh out loud moments with it. Still I don't regret reading it. I just wish it was funnier. I actually felt like crying during a few places in it.
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