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Catch 22

Joseph Heller

3.87 AVERAGE

pandojc's review against another edition

4.0

Very fun in parts, disturbing in others. Difficult to read for more than 20 minutes at a time but worth the work to get to the ending.

annakoehl444's review against another edition

4.25

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

myshkin_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

reutermb03's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny medium-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

jisforjodie's review against another edition

2.0

funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The best part was the ending and I’m not sure if that’s because the ending was good or because I was coming to the end of the book. Incredibly repetitive with characters who are indistinguishable from each other - and I get that that’s the point but I feel like this book would have packed more punch if it was 300 pages shorter. Will not be rereading or recommending.

carebearofdoom's review against another edition

4.0

If my hubby hadn't suggested I read this, I would have missed out on a rather hilarious anti-war war novel. I'm glad I read it.
The main character is hell bent on not dying & some of the things he does to try and avoid battle are very ingenious. And that's where the Catch 22 comes into play.

banananaylor's review against another edition

2.0

Reminded me of waiting for godot and the catcher in the rye. I think a lot of the humor and meaning was lost on me because I disliked the main character Yossarian so much.