Reviews
âItâs the rock and roll of novels . . . Thereâs no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful.â Norman Mailer, Esquire, "To call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece." --Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, John W. Aldridge The New York Times Book Review A monumental artifact of contemporary literature, almost as assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island., "This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years." -Nelson Algren, The Nation, " Catch-22 Is the only War Novel I've Ever Read That Makes Any Sense." E"Harper Lee, eoeTo call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece.e e"Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, âTo call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece.â Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, âThis novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years.â Nelson Algren, The Nation, John W. AldridgeThe New York Times Book ReviewA monumental artifact of contemporary literature, almost as assured of longevity as the statues on Easter Island., Eoeone of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written.E E" Vanity Fair, " Catch-22 Is the only War Novel I've Ever Read That Makes Any Sense." Harper Lee, Chicago Sun-Timesan Apocalyptic Masterpiece., eoeWildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights.e e"Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review, eoeOne of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant.e e" The New Republic, "One of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written."-Vanity Fair, “It’s the rock and roll of novels . . . There’s no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful.” Norman Mailer, Esquire, "It's the rock and roll of novels . . . There's no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful." --Norman Mailer, Esquire, Robert BrusteinThe New RepublicOne of the most bitterly funny works in the language...explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant., “To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one.” Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, "To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one." -Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, “To call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece.” Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, eoeTo my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one.e e"Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, "One of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written." -- Vanity Fair, “Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights.” Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review, eoeIte(tm)s the rock and roll of novels . . . Theree(tm)s no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful.e e"Norman Mailer, Esquire, âWildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights.â Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review, "It's the rock and roll of novels . . . There's no book like it. . . . Surprisingly powerful." -Norman Mailer, Esquire, " Catch-22 Is the only War Novel I've Ever Read That Makes Any Sense." -Harper Lee, “This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years.” Nelson Algren, The Nation, “One of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant.” The New Republic, "To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one." --Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, Robert Brustein The New Republic One of the most bitterly funny works in the language...explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant., "One of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant." - The New Republic, âTo my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one.â Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, "This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years." --Nelson Algren, The Nation, " Catch-22 Is the only War Novel I've Ever Read That Makes Any Sense." --Harper Lee, "To call it the finest comic novel of our day is faulting it. If Joseph Heller writes no other book, he will be well remembered for this apocalyptic masterpiece." -Studs Terkel, Chicago Sun-Times, 'This novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years.' Nelson Algren, The Nation, 'To my mind, there have been two great American novels in the past fifty years. Catch-22 is one.' Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly, ÂOne of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written. Vanity Fair, “One of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written.” Vanity Fair, "One of the Greatest Anti-War Books Ever Written." Vanity Fair, "Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights." -Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review, eoeThis novel is not merely the best American novel to come out of World War II, it is the best American novel that has come out of anywhere in years.e e"Nelson Algren, The Nation, "One of the most bitterly funny works in the language . . . Explosive, bitter, subversive, brilliant." -- The New Republic, "Wildly original, brilliantly comic, brutally gruesome, it is a dazzling performance that will probably outrage nearly as many readers as it delights." --Orville Prescott, New York Times Book Review
