Catch 22

[daicoses]

I'm halfway through Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and, though clever and witty at times, so far i'm finding that it has no plot, character development or suspense of any sort. If anyone has read this novel, could you tell me whether the book is worth finishing (is the second half any better than the first half)? Much thanks.

[Glossopswift]

It�s never worth leaving a book unfinished because you just never know, but I too found this book disappointing and the second half wasn't . It�s all a matter of taste as Mrs Glossopswift loved it, but it was trying too hard to be clever for my tastes.

[Glossopswift]

Sorry, the middle bit of that was meant to say the second half wasn�t any better.

[jno]

the plot sort of goes round in circles, what goes around comes around - this is the point of the book, that they're stuck in a vicious circle, and of the title, which is a circular argument.  But it does resolve itself more towards the end. It's one of my favourite books, but I know others like it less.

[emilymamu]

Please try to persevere with the novel. It is a bitterly funny satire; the language is brilliant and Yossarian is hilarious. I love the book - it doesn't have a plot or suspense in the conventional sense, but it does have a powerful message about the absurdity of war and bureaucracy.