Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
War’s dumbest logic, perfectly told.
For you if
you're inside an institution that makes it impossible to escape through the very rules that claim to protect you
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Heller’s masterpiece turns military madness into perfect logic: you can’t escape the war because wanting to escape it means you’re sane enough to fight it. A circular scream disguised as comedy, Catch-22 captures the lunacy of power and the futility of reason in a world built on contradiction.
Where This Book Lives
- Topics
- world war ii
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Same idea, written for a younger reader. Good for reading together.
