Review: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Set in Italy during World War II, this novel follows the story of Yossarian, a bombardier who is frustrated by the fact that his own army poses a greater threat to him than the enemy. As the number of missions they must fly keeps increasing, Yossarian finds himself caught in a paradoxical dilemma called Catch-22. According to this bureaucratic rule, if he tries to avoid the dangerous missions, he will be considered insane, but if he requests to be relieved, he will be deemed sane and ineligible for exemption. With a blend of humor and darkness, this book explores the absurdity and challenges of war through Yossarian's experiences.

One of my junior year high school war section books. I found this one I liked the best out of all of the others we had to read that year. Even though this book expresses the hardships of war and the relationships between the soldiers it does it in an almost comical way that was very entertaining for high school reading material.

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