Catch-22

[Nati Jiniya]

I have no idea of what the book is about. Someone mentioned WWII, so it could be of almost any genre. Satire books can be interesting.

[mwtzzz]

I have no idea of what the book is about.

It's a critical look (fictional) at war. If you've ever seen the TV series M*A*S*H* it was loosely based on Catch-22.

Can you tell me more about it?
Is the worth spending time to read?

Yes it's definitely worth reading. A lot of other books, films, art, things in culture, have been based on it.

[Violet Devreaux]

If you've ever read the introduction to Slaughterhouse Five, it provides a lot of context about Vonnegut's personal experience with war, especially in the bombing of Dresden. When you know that, it makes a lot of sense how he characterized war in Catch-22.

[Mary Daurio]

I read 'Catch 22' many years ago and thought it poignant, dark and hilarious. Joseph Heller is a genius. He coined the phrase, and now everyone uses it. If I remember correctly, there were different points of view, and it is about WWII, while Mash
Mash by Richard Hooker(1968) was more irreverent and about Vietnam I think.
Any book that incorporates a frequently used phrase into the language is worth reading. I will check it out again. Thanks for bringing it up.

[Mary Daurio]

A book that started a catch phrase, Catch-22, has some teeth. I read it long ago, but I remember Yossarian being more afraid of his commanding officers than being shot by the Germans. It was absurd, poignant, dark and hilarious with many viewpoints. I didn't know there was a sequel, and even though it seems not recommended will check it out when I have the time. Thanks for reminding me of Joseph Heller and Catch-22. I thought I posted a reply before, so if some of this is a repeat, sorry.