Catch 22 (1501)

It is interesting that, when I first read Catch 22 as a college student, I did not relate it to the Vietnam War per se. I understood it as a general anti-war novel. Reading the book again, as a 78 year old, I have found the book painful at times to read. Scenes with lustful airmen and lustful Roman women are no longer funny, but profoundly sad - which I think Joesph Heller was trying to tell us. Battle descriptions did not move me as much as a young man who believed himself to be immortal, as they have now when I am certain that I am not immortal! It is still a good book, but much sadder now than it was so long ago

Don't get me wrong about the movie. The 1970 movie was superlative. However the book goes into much more detail, including things which never would have been allowed into a movie. I'm most impressed by the basic premise of the book: War is an insane endeavor and so makes men insane. An insane person can be totally psychotic but at the same time be an accurate observer of their surroundings. (Paranoia is not a disorder of the content of thought but rather is disordered form of the thought itself.) But if they want to get out of the war because of their insanity, that is a sane desire so they cannot be withdrawn from battle for their insanity.

Very good read

I had read this years ago and decided to revisit it.Didn't remember much about it,but after a reread must agree that it's repetitive and too long.If you can push tbrough to the end you will be surprised just how much insanity could be crammed in such a small space.As a soldier,I had met every character in this book and my cynicism mirrored that of Yossarian.

Very well printed edition of a classic. I am once again enjoying this great story.

Absolutely loved everything about this book. If you enjoy satire and historical fictions you couldn't ask for a better book. Heller does a fantastic job demonstrating the hypocrisy and selfishness of military leadership.

It's what I expected

Book condition was better than expected and the price was half the other Prime books. Huge thank you to Closel Books!!

My son loved this books. Good quality. Thank you

"Artigo-22" é o título em português do livro lançado no Brasil como "Ardil 22", escrito por Joseph Heller a partir de suas experiências na Força Aérea do Exército Americano na Segunda Guerra Mundial. O título do livro deriva do artigo 22 do regulamento da Força Aérea, que estabelece as dispensas por problemas mentais; ninguém que solicite a dispensa alegando problemas mentais a recebe, pois pedi-la mostra que a pessoa está em pleno gozo de suas faculdades mentais. Embora o livro seja uma crítica à guerra, é possível ver no tratamento desse artigo também uma sátira às normas burocráticas no estilo de Kafka. O personagem principal, Yossarian, faz de tudo para ser dispensado, sem que consiga - enquanto isso, seu comandante vai aumentando o número de missões que suas tripulações devem desempenhar, unicamente para se tornar famoso nos EUA e obter uma promoção. Os personagens do livro têm, cada um, uma dose de absurdo, e a narrativa vai e volta nos eventos, sem uma indicação clara de uma linha de tempo - portanto, a história não se desenrola linearmente, o que exige um pouco de concentração na leitura. Esta tradução portuguesa é muito boa e se torna interessante para o leitor brasileiro por causa das expressões idiomáticas usadas pelo tradutor. No final, você é levado a concluir sardonicamente que a guerra é uma coisa séria demais para ser deixada nas mãos dos militares.

Joseph Heller's monumental work ! Thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening as well !

Discover Joseph Heller's hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it.

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