5.83k reviews for:

Catch 22

Joseph Heller

3.87 AVERAGE

bennett101's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

lacyleereads's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

catastrojb's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A weird, chaotic, fever dream with the consistent thread of the stupidity and futility of war. Really hard to rate, tbh. 

coopjoslin's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny medium-paced

azita's review against another edition

5.0

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This is the second time I’ve read this amazing masterpiece. It is one of those books that you feel grateful for their existence. The world would have been lacking gravely if this book hadn’t been written.

miggus's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny sad medium-paced

stephenreenii's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

madeleine_ch's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sachajewell's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thatsamichick's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is an absolute struggle to read for the first ~100 pages. At one point, I went on a long rant to my partner about how awful it is. But I pushed through after reading reviews where others had similar experiences. At some point, I finally understood the rhythm of the book and that made all the difference. It’s a great read, but the beginning was so tough.