Booklist 2009 # 12: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Catch-22 combines dark humor, exaggerated absurdity, poignant surrealism, despairing melancholy, and infinite revelations about the horrors and strangeness of modern society. The prose at times is exquisite. The characters are memorable, funny, and over-the-top. I found myself laughing out loud at the sheer stupidity of the characters and the craziness of the world, which often reminded me in a disturbing way of people I know in real life. 
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