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Catch-22 is set on the Italian island of Pianosa during WW2, the main characters are a fictional B-25 bomber squadron. The chapters are named after and focused on certain individuals; and, until their stories all started fitting together about 80 - 100 pages in, the book didn't click for me. Once the plot started to fit together I found it hard to put down.
Catch-22 was mostly hilarious - chock full of mad cap shenanigans, tom foolery, and absurdity- but became more tragic as I turned the the pages. The absurdity and heavy satire reminded me of Vonnegut's books. In its darker parts, the novel addresses issues typically found in military novels such as inhumanity, incompetent leadership, and brutal deaths. There is a chapter later in the book about the squadron's doctor which is both hilariously funny and tragically sad at the same time.
My only real complaint is the rather crude depiction of women in the book, most of which were nurses or prostitutes. This was probably a reflection of the time it was written - the 1950s.
This is another classic book I've had on my shelves for decades and finally got around to reading. It was chunky but well worth the time investment.
Catch-22 was mostly hilarious - chock full of mad cap shenanigans, tom foolery, and absurdity- but became more tragic as I turned the the pages. The absurdity and heavy satire reminded me of Vonnegut's books. In its darker parts, the novel addresses issues typically found in military novels such as inhumanity, incompetent leadership, and brutal deaths. There is a chapter later in the book about the squadron's doctor which is both hilariously funny and tragically sad at the same time.
My only real complaint is the rather crude depiction of women in the book, most of which were nurses or prostitutes. This was probably a reflection of the time it was written - the 1950s.
This is another classic book I've had on my shelves for decades and finally got around to reading. It was chunky but well worth the time investment.