I'm taking a fiction appreciation class this semester. So far, it has failed all of my expectations. I really want to reread and discuss books from this century, is that too much to ask for. Well, we've been assigned Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. I can honestly say that I haven't read anything like this book. I don't know which character is crazier than the others, all I can say is that Yossarian is the least crazy. When I first read chapter 1, I didn't know what to think. Here we have this air force guy faking a liver disease and censoring letters as if it were a game. A few chapters in you realize that all of his crew is bat-shit crazy and the poor guy just wants to leave the service. This book is a really nice read, unless you planning to join the military. Basically, you have Captain Cathcart, a bastard who keeps raising the amount of missions the pilots have to service so that he can have glory. Orr, a short and secretive mechanic who'll make you go crazy from his twisted word play. Milo, a money hungry business man that'll sell you cotton for 7 cents when he bought if for 5 cents. Hungry Joe, a pilot plagued with awful nightmares, but you won't pity the guy because he's a perv. Seriously! that guy should be called "thirsty Joe." Nately, a young and naive guy in love with a prostitute. There are many more, but these characters really stand out. I could describe Major Major Major Major or I could let you read about it.
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