Classics Humor Historical fiction 1904

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Published in Spanish as Trampa 22

A bombardier, based in Italy during World War II, repeatedly tries to avoid flying bombing missions while his colonel tries to get him killed by demanding that he fly more and more missions.

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What it is

War lived from the inside · it gets under your skin

What happens in it

War from the inside

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How it's told

Who tells it
A narrator who knows it all
Prose
Witty

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you want to laugh out loud
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

Maybe not if…

  • you're after something comforting

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