Unrealistic? Yes. Good as a work of humorous fiction? You bet!

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	• Catch-22 Joseph Heller Simon & Schuster, 1996 - 464 pages average customer review:based on 825 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Unrealistic? Yes. Good as a work of humorous fiction? You bet!

I have been taking a look at some of the negative reviews here, and some reviewers do bring up a good(albeit obvious) point: this book does not portray war realistically. If some hippie were to tell me to read this book as proof that war "sucks" or is "dumb", I would feel an urge to slap him/her. It should be a given that practically every satire exaggerates. That is, after all, what makes satire so funny.

That being said, this is still a great book. I won't explain why it is great, as there are so many other reviews which tell you so. I would however like to touch upon a few things. The last few chapters have less humor than the previous chapters, and these chapters can get quite gruesome and disturbing. Also, I sometimes found myself frustrated with the stupidity of some events in the book, instead of humored. Finally, the ending was a little TOO unrealistic, as the whole mindset and attitude towards life is changed in Yossarian thanks to a single bit of news. Mind you, the book ends so abruptly that it is unknown whether he maintains this attitude for long, and therefore it is a bit of a cliffhanger, despite the fact that there was never meant to be a sequel.

Still, overall, a great book. Not quite 5 stars, but more than 4.

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War is hellarious

A very, very funny book. Damn sad too, when you see that nothing's changed in 50 or 2,000 years. We're still killing strangers in the name of our flag while the men who send us to be killed make vast fortunes from the deaths of endless innnocents.
I'm guessing they don't make recruits read this during base camp.
It would empty out rather quickly...

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Ridiculously surreal

For those who hesitate to read this brilliant novel because of its length or lack of a sensible plot, I would like to direct you to read Chapter 38, titled Kid Sister. If this short chapter gets you to howl in laughter, even while reading in public, then this novel is for you and you will never forget the experience of reading it.

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What a story!

Catch 22 was written before MASH became a TV show. This book has action and tells what goes on when our soldiers are not fighting. Make love,not war!

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