Catch-22 stood out to me when I realized it introduced the first use of the phrase catch-22. The novel piqued my curiosity and I had to know the origin story of one of my favorite phrases. I enjoyed reading Catch-22, yet I could not get past some aspects of the novel.
Joseph Heller’s uncanny ability to meander to a completely unrelated topic to the current storyline, then relate it back to a previous topic in the novel had me conflicted throughout the whole book. I greatly enjoyed the connections made in the novel between characters and events, as it made the story more interesting and complex. However, on other occasions the abrupt transitions to a different storyline left me confused until I read enough more to understand where this storyline
Joseph Heller’s uncanny ability to meander to a completely unrelated topic to the current storyline, then relate it back to a previous topic in the novel had me conflicted throughout the whole book. I greatly enjoyed the connections made in the novel between characters and events, as it made the story more interesting and complex. However, on other occasions the abrupt transitions to a different storyline left me confused until I read enough more to understand where this storyline