Read this one when I was 9; daddy packed its way for me one summer camp season.
Perfect. Truly.

it was a re read and i enjoyed almost as much as the first time...

Best recommendation my brother ever made on a book. I can re-read it endlessly.

One of the best books I ever read. The humor is amazing - antic, sardonic, dark. A definite one-of-a-kind.

It was my dads favourite book so I thought I’d give it a try as it’s also a classic.

The characterisation and descriptions of people are the best in any book I’ve ever read, how the author comes up with these characters is truly a piece of art.

I thought at times some of the dialogue wasn’t necessary and sometimes you’re left reading pages of slow text waiting for something to happen, but that’s kind the point of the book - nothing really happens to any great matter. It is a description of the past and present, how crazy people get into crazy situations they don’t really know they got there but because they are in positions of power they go deeper into their insanity of lies.

The insanity of the characters, the war (as it’s based on WW2) and the corrupt bureaucracy of men in power represent the absurdities of war and of reality. The main character, Yossarian, is constantly labelled as insane by himself and everyone else, however he is the most sane out of anyone in the book.

The ending is great and it represents the freedom of intellect, how although all of these crazy people only really care about their crazy lives and don’t really have any authority, only power to presue a fake persona which no one really cares about.

Gosh I hate to be that guy who is a detractor. I came across this Title as I was searching for books that would make me laugh out loud and this was at to top of several lists. I chuckled a few times but never was I in fits and starts. I had to force myself to the end but I gave it the old college try. I want funny!

Saw the movie years ago, now read the book. Still do not see how it became a classic? The Yossarin character was all over the place except in his slacking and trying to get out of missions. The ending supposedly explains all in the trama of his witnessing the death of a crew man and justifies his insanity? Oh, okay that explains it. Not a very good read.

I was actually enjoying the short bit of this book that I had read. But having been interrupted and set aside so many times that I had to renew it at least twice caused me to throw in the towel in favor of trying anew at a later date.

I just didn't like it.

Intriguing in some areas. The back and forth was funny but got annoying towards the end. Or it’s just me trying to finish the book.

didn't finish it - about halfway through gave up

The memory of this from my younger days exceeded the reality of re-reading it.