Reviews

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

mcr314's review against another edition

5.0

hard to read the first time.
Requires 3-4 reads to understand it.

nyxeris42's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

sian_hughes_jones's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

miabarranco's review against another edition

I really tried with this one. Definitely has a “who’s on first” comedic style, which I normally love, but bits would go on for wayyyy too long. And hella confusing 

ladyanne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

neonskylite's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

5.0

Yossarian's Catch-22 where he has to stay alive even if it kills him trapping him in a vague guilt where he feels like he's to blame for his friends dying in dangerous missions he didn't go on to the point at the end he feels compelled to look after his dead friends' relationships to the point he is putting himself in danger for people that blame him for his friends' deaths and want him dead... really changed something in me and my relationships

zioale's review against another edition

5.0

Surreal, tragicomical, deeply symbolic. A sad parody of the absurdity of a war.
I laughed a lot, feeling a tinge of guilt as I thought back to a time that was everything but fun.

softmellow's review against another edition

challenging funny slow-paced

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

3.5

is just men talking in circles, which is catch 22. too much yapping n no resolution 

laurasauras's review against another edition

5.0

AMAZING! Full of dark humour and insightful barbs that fully capture the pointlessness of war and bureaucracy in general, and then there are these moments of quiet despair that almost sneak up on you. It fully deserves "catch 22" being a household phrase.

becky_mercer93's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0