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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD; Reprint edition (23 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684833395
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684833392
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (81 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 212,574 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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John W. Aldridge"The New York Times Book Review"A monumental artifact of contemporary American literature, almost as assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island...Catch-22 is a novel that reminds us once again of all that we have taken for granted in our world and should not, the madness we try not to bother and notice, the deceptions and falsehoods we lack the will to try to distinguish from truth.

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Presents the contemporary classic depicting the struggles of a United States airman attempting to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II airbase.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thinkers, unite!, 9 Aug 1999
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In response to Toronto: There is not "lighter" side of war. Heller was trying, and succeeded in proving, that war is senseless and absurd. Obviously, you didn't get it. To all those out there with thinking, questioning minds: read this book, it will not disappoint.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Overrated, 30 Nov 1998
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Catch-22 is an anti-war book for the easily led and the ignorant. It's for people who just say "War is bad" without really thinking about why it's bad.

The book is basically Dilbert in World War II. As in the comic strip, all the people in charge are unbelievably stupid, don't care about the people they command, and are extremely selfish. The common soldiers are of course much smarter than the commanding officers and try their hardest to get out of work. Their unwillingness to fight is justified (by the book, anyway) because their commanders are just so evil and stupid. Everyone's behavior is cartoonish and annoying.

This edition of the book includes a preface by the author in which he, instead of saying anything useful, writes mostly about how everyone thinks his book is wonderful. Well, it's not.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest Anti-War novels, 3 May 1998
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I've read this book about half a year ago and it was definitely one of the funniest and yet eye opening and myth shattering books i've ever read. The catch is obscure and indefineable but it's there everywhere. I'm in the army and i see people trying to get out yossriain does all the time and get the same answers. The catch is there. I live it every day. Joseph Heller depicted it in great accuracy - after reading it i had to think a lot more about the way i'm going to continue my military service.
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