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Catch-22

Joseph Heller

Why we're reading this: It has been on my to-read for ages! And I loved the film, so the book *should* be highly enjoyable!
[close] It has been on my to-read for ages! And I loved the film, so the book *should* be highly enjoyable!

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Feb 16, 2012 Julie Boudreau rated it liked it

Shelves: 2012, top-100

Finalement! Ça a été long, mais quand même agréable. Petit côté absurde que j'aime habituellement, mais je n'ai pas réussi à plonger dans ce livre complètement. J'avais l'impression de lire MASH et j'aime MASH! J'ignore ce qui a fait que j'ai trouvé ce livre long ou pas si passionnant. Le propos est original; je n'avais jamais rien lu de semblable. La critique satyrique de la guerre est intelligente et je peux comprendre comment ce livre a pu passer pour une insulte nationale pour certains lecte ...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Fany Savina rated it it was amazing

I have to say, I really enjoyed it.
I found the timeline alluring, and I don't think it would have made as much sense if it was in chronological order. It was really funny, but I found the humour to be repetitive, like it was always the same type of humour, what I'm dubbing to be 'repetitive humour'. Examples:

-"'Will you get back into bed' she said, 'or must I take you by your ear and put you there?'
'Take me by my ear and put me there,' Yossarian dared her.
Nurse Duckett took him by his ear and pu ...more

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