A review by milo10000
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

I never read this in high school, choosing Vonnegut instead when it was offered. I don't know if I would've enjoyed it as much then, but reading it now, it's a wonderful book.

Heller's exploration of absurdism and the evils that can be perpetuated by "just going with the flow" is masterful. Yossarian's journey out of the hospital and back into it again is at times both hilarious and hopeless. Highly recommend to anyone who doesn't mind a bit of impropriety
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