Catch-22

This seems to be a book that many people enjoyed but for me it was annoying, crude in places and just not an enjoyable read. I couldn't finish it, and there are few books I don't read to the end.

love, hate relationship with this book

I've read this book twice, and I found it enjoyable both times around.

Catch-22 is a good book, albeit confusing at times. At the half-way point I finally started to enjoy it, so it is worth persevering if you're not sure about it at first!

So so good...so so funny!!

Pleasantly confusing!

Amazing. Takes some time to get used to language and character details can be difficult to remember, yet still, amazing.

Excellent!

I greatly enjoyed this book. The dark humor and shenanigans that fill this book are great and sometimes unexpected. Recommended read.

This was my second read of Catch-22 and I had to bump a star here. It's an out-and-out ridiculously illogical mess of paradoxes set during the Second World War and takes potshots at the way American military works. Some of the dialogues here are legendary and if I ever have a third child and he's a boy I'll name him Yossarian. Catch-22 is a book you need to read every few years. (https://www.nairtejas.com/)

good dirty ridiculousness.

Never have I laughed out loud at a novel as much as with "Catch-22". Instantly it has become one of my favorite pieces of literature. I cannot recommend this book strongly enough.

love the flashback/ flash forward way it's written in. Perfect blend of hilarious and shocking

This book can be a little hard to follow but it tells a great story and anyone who has ever been in the military will laugh at the "spot on" descriptions of military logic. Worth reading.

I think this may have been one of the most confusing books I've ever read. This was my initial reaction while reading Catch-22. There was so much repetition of theme and activity, and so much dissension from an established timeline that it was hard to place characters, times, and events. I made it about a third of the way through the book being completely lost when I had to fall back on watching the movie to help get an idea of what I was supposed to be reading. After seeing the film, I was able to go off a framework to sort out the chaos and found myself really being able to immerse myself in a very well-written story depicting the true insanity of war through a dark comedic writing style. This book is not for everyone, but if you are able to wrap your head around the writing style, you will find a lot of satisfaction in this darkly humorous read. (If you are too confused, watch the movie which is pretty faithful to the text, but as is usually the case, the book is better.)