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Summary: hmmmm....
Review: more of a modern day substance-less story... many charecter.. hard readering. i could have summerized the point in a bout half a sentence
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Summary: It's a paradox that you can't help but connect with.
Review: Being a sophomore in high school, I didn't know what kind of treat I was in for when I picked up Catch-22. I was hooked after the first page. The witty paradox of Yossarian's situation and the realization that he represents all of us, really influenced me. John Yossarian's character really pulls the reader into the plot. I couldn't help but sympathize with him, yet there is something in his personality that offends the reader as well. He is crude at times, but it is so close to the way things were during that time, that you forgive him, and learn to love this character. I thouroughly enjoyed this book, and will read it again and again... I highly recomend it to anyone who likes a challenge... you will be pleasantly rewarded.
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Summary: Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
Review: This book is THE most funniest book I have ever read. I read it and could not stop laughing. It's so brilliantly written, with excellent style and jokes that are universal. Of oucrse, it's not easy to catch onto Heller's style, but once you do......absolutley amazing. I can read it again and again and still marvel at such astounding genius. Above all, it is FUNNY with a capital F. Satrical kind of humour. I love this book, it is my definite best.
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Summary: On the Mark
Review: I read this book when it first came out. I was a Senior in High School,the Vietnam war was raging and it was what EVERYONE was reading. Its hilarity and cynicism hit everyone where we were most concerned: war, the craziness of authority, and staying sane in a crazy world.
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Summary: Fine book!
Review: As far as novels go, you won't find a better one than Catch-22. It amazes me that this book could have even been WRITTEN, it's so damn brilliant. Interweaving characters, timelines, and ideas, Heller makes everything perfectly clear to the reader, and then goes in and flushes it more for good measure. It's like he's trying to juggle as much as he can, and when he gets that far, he throws in several flaming chainsaws too. Everything is put up to the light for scrutinization, and finally, much like the Vonnegut statement, everything is revealed to be quite preposterous and ultimately, insane. If you didn't like this book, then read it again and again until you do, dicknose.
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Summary: Catch-22 is the best book I have ever read
Review: Reading Catch-22 was not only enjoyable but it taught me a lot too. I am now able to look at many things in a different light. I would recomend it to amyone
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Summary: One of the top 5 American novels written
Review: I can clearly recall after over 30 years the stir that Catch-22 caused in the group of friends I was close to in college. The book at first reading was so outrageously funny and captivating that it was a major error to put down the only copy we had for any reason. The sole copy left unattended would immediately be picked up by one of the "vultures" that were constantly circling the fortunate one who had the book, looking for an opening. On subsequent readings of this remarkable novel the incredible depth of characters and irony comes through more forcefully and new meaning is discovered. Heller's command of the language and his fine understanding not only of the madness of war and the insane reasons those in charge offer for its necessity but also of the day to day absurdities of life in the military and by extension in everyday life, make this a novel a Bible of Truth that for those of us who have experienced those absurdities and that madness. Conversely, those who do not have the experiences of armed conflict and interaction with any military machine still get full meaning of "the catch". This novel touches so completely the soul of an ultimately sane man, Yossarian, living in a totally insane world. That the phrase "its a Catch-22 situation" has so completely entered the language and that it is understood by those who use it exactly as Heller intended is the ultimate compliment and review of this timeless work.
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Summary: 'Catch 22' is the most amazing book I have ever read.
Review: I can't quite place my finger on exactly what makes this book so superb, but it has to be one of the greatest books I've ever read. The choatic chronological order emphasizes that war itself is choatic. The insanity and insensitivity blantantly show the authors feelings on war, and opitimizes how we should all feel. Yossarian may seem like a coward or trouble maker to some, but to me he is a personal hero. He knows that sometimes it takes a bigger man to refuse to fight. Yossarian could teach us all something. The book itself also teaches you the ever apparent lesson that life just isn't fair. Too often, paper is wasted publishing books of little value. Books written about pointless and superficial things. Catch 22 avoids this catch, and becomes a classic.
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Summary: A classic piece of humor before its time
Review: "Catch-22" is really a great precursor to M*A*S*H, "Hogan's Heroes" and the like. Heller keeps up an impressive and exhaustive comedy through the whole book. Rarely does he get serious, and when he does, he doesn't get out of line. If you don't want to read about crudeness, sex, violence, and---well, reality, then for God's sake don't read this book. "Catch-22" is by no means a careless war comedy about a bunch of aviators who like sex and alcohol and screwing the general's wife (although all three examples are in the book). The plotline and timeline are complex and a recurring, ever-progressing dream of the main character gets more violent and grisly in each episode. "Catch-22" is very clever and complicated. Heller showed mastery of the English language in the way that he was able to maddeningly play off the book and its characters' verbal and oral device's. If nothing else, "Catch-22" is an excellent study in writing technique and conversation.
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Summary: I could not stop laughing.
Review: This is one of the funnest books to read. It starts out a little hazy, but after you catch on to heller's style, the book becomes better than anything out there. This is a book where you can laugh and will not have to think too much.
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