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Catch-22
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Start date
October 31, 2019
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December 4, 2019
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November/December 2019 Selection
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Adam Floridia

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Adam Floridia
Mar 26, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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One of my favorites. Yossarian is my second favorite literary character. The book is hilarious and extremely well-written.

On rereading 12/1/2019 (14 years since first read):
After watching the Hulu series over the summer, I needed to reread this and decided to make it our final book club book for the fall semester. As with returning to any favorite that I have only read once and a long time ago at that, I worried that this might not hold up. It did. I was surprised that some of the phrases I reme
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Kyle
Jan 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
"He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt, and his only mission each time he went up was to come down alive." (29)

Catch-22 is a beautifully crafted masterpiece by Joseph Heller. Filled with hilarious, intricate characters; that'll make anyone with a good sense of humor laugh hysterically.

If you can, pick up the 50th edition like I did; there's an extra hundred or so pages that are filled with interesting facts about Catch-22 and how it came to fruition.

Favorite Quote:
“There was only
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