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Catch-22

Joseph Heller

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Nov 05, 2022 Cynda rated it liked it

This month GR Catching Up on the Classics reads Catch-22. Since I know that this is a culturally important work, I decided to read the book. Kind of. I suspected I would find the full-length novel a bit overwhelming, so I opted to listen to the abridged version.

I listened to the abridged version today: ISBN: 9781987139921 which is not listed in Goodreads. The audio is abridged to something just short of 3 hours. I listened to it at faster speed. Not fast enough.

The text has left me uncomfortable ...more

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Jan 31, 2018 Jamie Barringer (Ravenmount) rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books-challenge, fiction, 2018, ya-main-character

This book reminded me of why I like murder mysteries. In a murder mystery the rule of law holds and the detectives and/or the police make sure to find and follow the facts to convict the right people and protect the innocent. There is no such absolute in this novel. Through the excuse of war and the ease with which power-hungry or inept men can abuse power overseas during war, there is no recourse for the men stuck flying endless combat missions in this story. Nor, for that matter is there any r ...more

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