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gothic7145 's review for:
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
DID NOT FINISH: 19%
I just don't get it.
I understand the message. I get that it's a satire on war and the ridiculousness of it and the strange heirarchy and rituals of the military, but the writing style is just too all over the place for me. I understand that that's the point and it's meant to be more of a stream of consciousness than a standard narrative but it just makes it very confusing to follow. If it was a shorter book then I could probably push through it and still enjoy it but 500+ pages is far too long (personally) for what this book is trying to do. Some of the jokes are really funny, others are lost on me because I don't understand the references (it is an older book to the fair), but I just feel some of the jokes are beaten to death and haven't really added anything. Add that to the quick fire dialogue scenes where it's easy to get lost in who's saying what and I just can't follow it.
It feels like a Marmite book. I know a few people who adore this book but for me personally I just can't get through it, which is a shame but it's also not for want of trying. I understand the importance of this book and the host of books, films, shows and other media it inspired, but it's just not for me. Maybe I'll try again in the future.
I understand the message. I get that it's a satire on war and the ridiculousness of it and the strange heirarchy and rituals of the military, but the writing style is just too all over the place for me. I understand that that's the point and it's meant to be more of a stream of consciousness than a standard narrative but it just makes it very confusing to follow. If it was a shorter book then I could probably push through it and still enjoy it but 500+ pages is far too long (personally) for what this book is trying to do. Some of the jokes are really funny, others are lost on me because I don't understand the references (it is an older book to the fair), but I just feel some of the jokes are beaten to death and haven't really added anything. Add that to the quick fire dialogue scenes where it's easy to get lost in who's saying what and I just can't follow it.
It feels like a Marmite book. I know a few people who adore this book but for me personally I just can't get through it, which is a shame but it's also not for want of trying. I understand the importance of this book and the host of books, films, shows and other media it inspired, but it's just not for me. Maybe I'll try again in the future.