Ell reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Hilarious, classic, and just a good read. Enjoyable through and through.
epub, 518 pages
français language
Published June 1, 2004 by Grasset.
Catch-22
Joseph Heller: Catch-22 (EBook, français language, 2004, Grasset)
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4 stars
(353 reviews)
Catch 22, l'Article 22, est un « attrape-nigaud » qui permet à un colonel américain d'imposer un nombre de missions sans cesse croissant à son escadrille de bombardement basée dans une petite île de la Méditerranée pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale... Yossaran, héros tragi-comique de cette épopée burlesque, est décidé à tout tenter pour sauver sa peau : il estime que sa seule mission, quand il s'envole, consiste à atterrir vivant. Simuler la folie dans cet univers délirant lui paraît le meilleur moyen de tirer au flanc. Hélas, l'Article 22 stipule : « Quiconque veut se dispenser d'aller au feu n'est pas réellement fou. » Cette première oeuvre de Joseph Heller compte parmi les meilleurs romans américains de l'après-guerre.
Ell reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
Hilarious, classic, and just a good read. Enjoyable through and through.
Ell reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on Goodreads
5 stars
Hilarious, classic, and just a good read. Enjoyable through and through.
Jordyn reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'GoodReads'
5 stars
See my review of Cat's Cradle.
Eduardo Santiago reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
[August 2018] I don't know if this is the fifth time I've read it or the sixth. Or seventh. Doesn't matter; it might be my last. It's just not as funny when daily we hear of real-life Aarfys, Milos, Cathcarts and Korns and other cockroaches in too-powerful positions.
I will always love this book. Every page has crushing examples of how horrible humans can be; yet every few pages Heller reminds us how kind we can be too. While it's certainly not The Great Novel About The Human Experience—for one, there are no female characters—Heller covers huge swaths of the big ones: courage, cruelty, greed, compassion, blind moronic obedience. (Come to think of it, maybe this is the perfect book for the present republican administration). Most importantly—this is what keeps the reader going—Heller highlights it all with a tone of utter absurdity. Sometimes it's delighted absurdity, sometimes exasperated, but always …
[August 2018] I don't know if this is the fifth time I've read it or the sixth. Or seventh. Doesn't matter; it might be my last. It's just not as funny when daily we hear of real-life Aarfys, Milos, Cathcarts and Korns and other cockroaches in too-powerful positions.
I will always love this book. Every page has crushing examples of how horrible humans can be; yet every few pages Heller reminds us how kind we can be too. While it's certainly not The Great Novel About The Human Experience—for one, there are no female characters—Heller covers huge swaths of the big ones: courage, cruelty, greed, compassion, blind moronic obedience. (Come to think of it, maybe this is the perfect book for the present republican administration). Most importantly—this is what keeps the reader going—Heller highlights it all with a tone of utter absurdity. Sometimes it's delighted absurdity, sometimes exasperated, but always engaging and thoughtful.
This is an important book; and I don't mean one to have gathering dust on your bookshelf. If you haven't read it, please do.
Skyler Hawthorne reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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4 stars
It won't change your outlook on life, but it's definitely a must-read for anyone who appreciates literature.
jaymeb reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
There is a laughter about this book, but it is a maniacal laughter. If we did not laugh, we might just go insane. Heller does an amazing job of using humor and irony without glossing over the atrocities of war.
David C reviewed Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Review of 'Catch-22' on 'LibraryThing'
I am not generally a fan of âwarâ fiction, but wars and their justifications do become part of our mythology and our political discourse. Consequently, books that challenge the accepted political myth structure are important even if they are about war.
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Subjects
- guerre
- seconde guerre mondiale