David Hoag answers “Is it any good?”

Avik asked this question about Catch-22:

Is it any good?

David Hoag I wish I enjoyed this book more, but it was a bit of a slog. The satire was not lost on me, but it was just so homogeneous. ALL satire and absurdity..…moreI wish I enjoyed this book more, but it was a bit of a slog. The satire was not lost on me, but it was just so homogeneous. ALL satire and absurdity... or pretty close to all. There were brief moments of reality which I might credit Heller with writing intentionally. It's hard to say with books like this. What I would really dread finding out is that the military is actually like this... even in an exaggerated way. I didn't really like any of the characters and feel a bit bad as Catch 22 was one of my father's favorite novels. Ah, well. Maybe the next book I read will be better.(less)

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