
Catch-22
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Narrated by:
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Jay O. Sanders
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By:
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Joseph Heller
Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest - and most celebrated - novels of all time. In recent years, it has been named to "best novels" lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy - it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: A man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved.
Since its publication in 1961, no novel has matched Catch-22's intensity and brilliance in depicting the brutal insanity of war. This 50th-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller's masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical responses and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers from Joseph Heller's personal archive; and a selection of advertisements from the original publishing campaign that helped turn Catch-22 into a cultural phenomenon. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature.
©1955, 1961 Joseph Heller. Copyright renewed (c) 1989 Joseph Heller. All rights reserved (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reservedListeners also enjoyed...









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Anyone who wants to fly combat missions is crazy!
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One of the most entertaining books I’ve read
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Why did I wait so long to read this book?
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This is the best audiobook reading ever!
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On to the novel. The beginning of the story was hard for me to get into originally. Being that you are introduced to so many characters so quickly. As the story goes on you get a better sense of the characters and are actually able to laugh at how crazy everyone is ! Every chapter people seem more and more crazy. Turns from laughter to a serious feeling of how chaotic and crazy things really are. I really loved this book, I like how it was written and how we were able to develop with the characters. So glad I read this and will ABSOLUTELY be reading again!
can't believe I didn't read it sooner
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the story itself is nothing short of a masterpiece, it is funny to the point of laughing out loud at times, and philosophically inspiring and eye opening at other times. and the way Sanders tells it tops any other reading I encountered with audiobooks, just listen and you'll understand (I'm filtering audiobooks now based on Sanders as the narrator! he's that good). the only downside I experienced is actually somewhat of a success for the author I guess, where the frustration of the characters is passed on so well that you can genuienly feel frustrated yourself at times.
brilliant story, fantastic read!
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Catch 22 is one of the finest literary works
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The GREAT American Novel
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Fantastic listen.
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Great story, although redundant at times
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