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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.
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In complete madness with idiocy and corruption in power, what is sanity? Beautifully written and pointedly frustrating, at times I felt like Yossarian caught in Catch-22.
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I started this book way back when and couldn't get into it so put it aside. Eventually I'll give it another shot. ...more
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