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smellymonkey
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Joseph Heller

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Just finished reading Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and really enjoyed it, just wondering if anyone had read any of his other novels and if so what did you think?
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I've read "Something Happened". Didn't like it as much, but it has very good parts; some parts are boring though.
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PhotonicGuy wrote:I've read "Something Happened". Didn't like it as much, but it has very good parts; some parts are boring though.
I was going to say almost exactly that! To me, Heller was a one-book author. Catch-22 was full of ideas. Something Happened was just everyday life, narrated without much skill. And it was sad, too.
8) The hedgehogs have eaten the breakfast. The rose has wilted. And I've put my trousers on. 8) -------------------- (See Post #1501)
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What was Catch-22 about?
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Perrywinkle47 wrote:What was Catch-22 about?
US Air Force during the war. Catch-22 was what stopped you getting out of the war.
8) The hedgehogs have eaten the breakfast. The rose has wilted. And I've put my trousers on. 8) -------------------- (See Post #1501)
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Okay.. yeah I just googled the details. It says that the events are told from different character's point of view.. seems interesting
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Perrywinkle47 wrote:Okay.. yeah I just googled the details. It says that the events are told from different character's point of view.. seems interesting
Well, I hope Google didn't tell you the ending too!
8) The hedgehogs have eaten the breakfast. The rose has wilted. And I've put my trousers on. 8) -------------------- (See Post #1501)
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Haha! No, it didn't.. How is the ending?
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Perrywinkle47 wrote:Haha! No, it didn't.. How is the ending?
I've forgotten... :twisted: - guess you'll just have to read it! :twisted:
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C0ldf1re wrote:
Perrywinkle47 wrote:Haha! No, it didn't.. How is the ending?
I've forgotten... :twisted: - guess you'll just have to read it! :twisted:
C0ldf1re ... so glad you did not answer that question - I have the book on my shel for years & am determined to read it before the end of 2010
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Fran wrote:
C0ldf1re wrote:
Perrywinkle47 wrote:Haha! No, it didn't.. How is the ending?
I've forgotten... :twisted: - guess you'll just have to read it! :twisted:
C0ldf1re ... so glad you did not answer that question - I have the book on my shel for years & am determined to read it before the end of 2010
Yes. I'm in training for my next job as an oracle that mystifies rather than enlightening.
8) The hedgehogs have eaten the breakfast. The rose has wilted. And I've put my trousers on. 8) -------------------- (See Post #1501)
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