tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post8665621244447071649..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (6 down, 94 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-69264713887018151752015-08-23T13:18:33.426-04:002015-08-23T13:18:33.426-04:00I liked it OK, but I can definitely see it not hav...I liked it OK, but I can definitely see it not having a tremendously wide appeal. No, I really doubt you'd find the ending satisfying if you weren't enjoying the middle.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-86615556843222993762015-08-22T21:43:12.294-04:002015-08-22T21:43:12.294-04:00I've tried to read this three times. At the be...I've tried to read this three times. At the beginning, each time, I laugh out loud at the absurdities. The fun names, the bizarre situations, the irony. But by half way I just get so tired of the joke, that I lose my way...three times!!<br /><br />Is the ending worth it?Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-56705727969161952852015-03-14T19:17:42.919-04:002015-03-14T19:17:42.919-04:00I started reading this earlier this month, but I h...I started reading this earlier this month, but I had to stop. I got the humor, but I guess I just wasn't in the mood. So I put it away for another day. I will get back to it when I have a better attitude. : )Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-60872927330427451692015-03-14T17:55:58.940-04:002015-03-14T17:55:58.940-04:00It's not really a war story. It's been a l...It's not really a war story. It's been a little while now, but I don't believe there was anything very horrific...maybe mention of a plane and crew that didn't make it back, that sort of thing, but nothing graphic. It's a quirky book.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-28084096576535485902015-03-14T14:43:28.303-04:002015-03-14T14:43:28.303-04:00I've never read Catch 22 and I always shy away...I've never read Catch 22 and I always shy away from stories that deal with war but I've always heard great things about this book. I really thought the concept of a Catch-22 came from this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-78939648471151779882015-01-02T12:14:28.416-05:002015-01-02T12:14:28.416-05:00One of my favorite novels! I really need to re-re...One of my favorite novels! I really need to re-read it -- it's on my Classics Club list, I think. I found it so completely original, wildly entertaining, and great at pointing out the absurdities of life, whether military or not. <br /><br />Alas, I was disappointed by the movie version, despite excellent acting by Alan Arkin and many others. I felt like it failed to capture the flavor and tone of the book. And even if I didn't compare it to the book, as a movie it felt disjointed and unwieldy. I'm glad to hear someone liked it, at least!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com