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Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

47 reviews

backyardjake's review against another edition

dark funny sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I *did not* find the majority of this book funny. Some of the humor was lost on me, due to a factor of language, different sense of it, things that haven't aged well (though I doubt they were meant to even at the time). What I did connect with was the dark nature underlying the events and paradoxes. The horror and reality of the situation the group was in, with their incompetent command and soul sucking bombing runs. No wonder the average character is a bit wacky. Entertaining the nonsensical makes more sense than the cruel truth of what can happen on mission and all the other unfair and repugnant things that fill the world.

Some thoughts:

-The Catch itself is a paradox that not only does not make sense, it is intentional for the purposes of exercising power. As we see later in the novel it does not just apply to flying. I do not believe it is explicitly stated but this is my take away.
- I would like for Arrfy to be gelded, beat as badly as Bogs was in Shawshank Redemption, and then serve the majority of his life in the worst brig the military had available.

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lemonfrog's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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julia_reads_more_now's review against another edition

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3.0

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fin_tfe's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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dee_dee_dee's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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fdap's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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corvuscorax's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny reflective slow-paced

3.75

A fost o carte destul de greoaie, poate pentru că nu eram neapărat în starea potrivită ca să o citesc sau pentru că nu am trăit experiențe care să mă aducă mai aproape de subiect. Pe alături mi s-a părut o imitație ieftină a lui Kafka, dar alteori stilul lui Heller, înțesat de enumerări adjectivale ca un robinet din care curg ritmic picături, m-a vrăjit și mi s-a părut incredibil de dinamic. În a doua jumătate a cărții au fost cam 100 de pagini care mi s-au părut aproape intolerabile, dar finalul a fost excelent. Pare că o construcție pe alocuri îndoielnică se leagă în cele din urmă ca să ne dea un final care rezumă perfect cartea: sardonic, absurd, deplorabil.

Parcă aș fi vrut ceva mai multă perseverență de la Heller și pe parcursul cărții - a fost genul de roman pentru care e nevoie de multă, multă răbdare, care este însă, în cele din urmă, răsplătită.

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scarletkeiller's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Far too long. It was funny at first with some really bizarre, needlessly aggressive sections of dialogue and a plot that felt like listening to a broken record. It keeps circling back and back and back in on itself to fill in more and more gaps in the story, while the story continues advancing forwards at the same time. For the first quarter of the book, I found this very entertaining, especially the fact that everyone took everything so literally and they would all misunderstand each other constantly. However, this is a TOME, so of course all of these devices got old extremely fast and Heller failed to introduce anything new as he went. So what we’re left with is a hefty book where nothing happens and you’re forced to read about the nothing that’s happening over and over again. I'd love this if I was a white man who loves to monologue about historical events and treat women like shit.

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khalileymon's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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seph5040's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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