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This is my second favorite novel out of every one that I have ever read, shadowed only by 1984 but only by a very miniscule fraction. If I could have two books tied for first, this would be a second first place. It's elegant in all of its coarseness, dark in its humor, is wonderfully written, there is nothing to hate about this book if you've taken a good look at the world and don't mind disjointed narratives. (The novel doesn't follow a standard chronological order.) I reccomend this book to everyone and his/her friends, relatives, enemies, etc. I can't express how phenomenal this book is. Do whatever is in your power to read it. You'll be laughing too hard to not enjoy Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Yossarian lives.
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Catch-22 Bloody brilliant!
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Posted 18 February 2005 - 12:43 PM
I was all set to post about how Joseph Heller is widely believed to have lifted huge chunks of Catch-22 from an Italian novel, but since I couldn't find anything online or in print to support that, I have to conclude that it's not quite as widely believed as I had thought! But I swear that I read it somewhere. It was suggested in 1998 that Heller might have plagerized another book called, I believe, Face of a Hero, but the accusation appears to have been discredited.
Regardless, Catch-22 is pretty amazing.
Regardless, Catch-22 is pretty amazing.
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Posted 18 February 2005 - 03:39 PM
Definitely my favorite book.....
"I see everything twice!"
"I see everything twice!"
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Remember Emu's face, people; one day it's going to be on the news alongside a headline about blowing some landmark to smithereens, and then we can all sigh and say, "She was such a normal person".....
....We'd be lying though.
-Laughlyn
If my doctor tells me to exercise, I am going to force him to do my homework.
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Posted 19 February 2005 - 10:49 AM
It is always hard to say what yor favorite book, movie, etc is. But in my short list of all-time favorite books, this is near the top.
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Posted 20 February 2005 - 05:50 AM
It's without a doubt, the best book I've ever read.
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