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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
3.5 - clearly brilliant and bitingly witty, but not an easy read—I found the chronology baffling and the whole thing longer than I would’ve wished for, without any real development in anything. Glad I read it, but I’m not likely to read it again.
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Minimal yet specific character writing creates a complex satire around the depth of their said characters and their interactions with each other and their world. Beautiful and heartwrenching, Catch-22 is a wonderful piece of existentialist literature on the border of absurdism, and of historical fiction at its finest.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
More testimony to the fact that first impressions don't count for much. I first picked up this book about 10 years ago, read about 10 pages, and put it down as unreadable. This time I thought it was genius. I think that there's so much mood and energy level and mental readiness that goes into reading any book that it's smart to distrust negative first impressions of any work that's widely considered to be, like, a masterpiece.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Easily one of my favorite books of all time.
So relevant, so widely applicable. Downright silliness at some parts but always with the underlying horror- using comedy to cope.
One of the most unique and original books I’ve ever read.
So relevant, so widely applicable. Downright silliness at some parts but always with the underlying horror- using comedy to cope.
One of the most unique and original books I’ve ever read.