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Summary: a good book
Review: a good book for anyone considering the futility of war. The humor and insane logic make the pages fly.
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Summary: The GREATEST
Review: This book is one of the greatest ever written, on several levels. I bought it brand new, when I was about 15, and I have read it at least 5-6 times. It's a great view of McCarthyism (make no mistake; it's not about war, per se), and it is funny as hell.
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Summary: The Best Fiction I Have Ever Read!
Review: For about one-third of the book the reader will be confused and than everything falls into place. At that point I said WOW, this is great. It is a work of fiction, no doubt, but the writer could not have written this book without being in the Air Force in WWII. It may be the best book on the war, fiction or nonfiction.
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Summary: a most brilliant array of characters
Review: the most brilliant array of characters found inliterature...after reading Catch-22 you will be left appalled by whatyou have found humorous
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Summary: Every other book will now be measured against this one
Review: I was required to choose a novel to read independently for an advanced placement English class. After choosing this one I set out to read it.I was suprised because I was expecting a novel completely about a war and instead I got much more than I expected. I became engrossed in the book and the lives of the charcters. The hilarity of the situations and persons involved kept my interest peaked for a long time. Yossarian may be the only sane one left!
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Summary: it deserves 10000 stars
Review: this is the best book I've ever read (even though I didn't finish it yet) It humor and style is just one of the kind. I admire the author for having so carefully interwined everything together. I must admit it was hard to follow but thats all the more reason to admire the author for writing it. So much of the points that the author made is true. It sort of forces you to look at life from a different perspective--very interesting point of view. I laughed out numerous times when reading the book. the authors way of thinking is just a breath of fresh air. IT'S THE BEST
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Summary: Rapturous
Review: It took two tries for me to finish this book. The first attempt I ended prematurely, annoyed at reading what seemed like the same joke over and over. Well, I deprived myself of the best book I've ever read for the time it took me to start again. I really don't know what changed between my first and second starts, but having finished the book, I can count myself one of the countless under its spell. Right now I consider this the best book I've ever read: the off-beat humor sometimes caught me off guard with inconspicuous deftness, the characters are worth knowing, the poignance worth experiencing. Perhaps it's close to my own world-view (read: left-field and cynical). But I urge you to give it a try (or two).I'm always absurdly curious why someone differs in opinion from me, but those who panned this tremendous novel never bothered to state more than their (by itself insignificant) dissatisfaction. Of those who expounded, Main Street seems to have misinterpreted the message. Here's mine: Read this book. At least give yourself a chance to form your own opinion. But enough talk--I'm off to find the sequel...
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Summary: a book that will honestly change you
Review: this book was given to me by a lover. the catch 22 is a household phrase. its deep on every level and the world would be a better place if everyone took time out to read and think about mr heller's work of art.
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Summary: No wonder it took 8 years to write.
Review: If you don't find Catch-22 funny to begin with, don't give up. Three quarters of the way through, you'll be in stitches. Every character in the squadron, from top to bottom of the pecking order, is subject to ridicule. Those familiar with the nonsense and pettiness that revolve around office politics would be the first to relate to Heller's unique brand of humour. Readers looking for an intricate plot will undoubtedly be disappointed, because there isn't one. Instead, the book is made up of cleverly interwoven vignettes all of which (somehow) have a bearing on Yossarian's relentless efforts to save his own skin. Very funny. Very perceptive. Definitely worth reading.
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Summary: The greatest novel of this century
Review: I don't believe this is an anti-war novel; I believe this is a novel about a man who is against being forced to fight a war in which he could be KILLED. I honestly don't think Yossarian cares if there is a war going on--he just wants out. This is undoubtedly the best novel I've ever read. I finished this book a couple of years ago, and I still laughingly think about some of the circumstances that Yossarian got himself into while trying to get out of the war machine that he was part of. You don't have to be of the generation that fought WWII to thoroughly enjoy this book; in fact, you don't have to know anything about war at all to cheer for Yossarian in his attempt to escape the war. Through the study of history we learn that the victors of wars write the histories; Heller teaches us that if every one gets killed during the war it won't matter who wins. YOSSARIAN LIVES!
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