Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Audio Book Review: Catch-22

I vacillate between really liking this one and not liking it much- because there are some very unlikable bits to it and that makes it likeable because after all war is unlikeable and Heller so aptly shows us this, (proving himself to be an excellent writer.) But if I like it for being unlikeable am I actually liking it?

Catch-22.

The actor who read this audio edition did a fantastic job so it was easy to keep track of all the characters- and there are a ton of them- because he gave them perfect voices. really like

The circular logic and story telling fit perfect with the catch-22 theme- a phrase coined by the author, btw. really like

The portrayal of the abysmal lack of care for the individuals who were actually putting their lives at risk for- well, nothing really- made you just as frustrated as Yossarian. Flawlessly written. really like

Everything was a bureaucratic catch-22 for the lead character Yossarian and it was hilarious in its ridiculous logic. really like

Especially because, more than anything, he wanted to stop seeing death all around him and that's all he ever saw. really like- but not because I liked what the character was going thru... (Insert Top Catch-22 here.)

The ending- had you cheering for the poor sap because finally, finally he was gonna find his freedom from the nightmare he was living, however odious it would be to a modern US military man. not sure what I think about that one-

But in the end- gonna go with really liked. But unless you have been in the military as an enlisted man, or worked in a cubicle, you wont get this book. It's long, but for Clevenger's Trial alone, worth the read. :)

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