Christmas Countdown Review #1 - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

I know, I promised to post my first Christmas countdown review on the first but after I posted my Christmas Countdown notice I got really busy and forgot so I'll do 1, 2 and 3, if I have time today and 4 tomorrow and so on. Now, this review may be very short, I'm not sure yet, but as you may be getting 3 today I think that would make up for it's pitiful length

Catch-22 is a satirical novel, written by Joseph Heller. It's a wonderful read and very funny indeed. It's a war story, essentially, and the main character is caught in a Catch-22 if you will (the term was coined after the advent of the book but I'm sure you've cottoned on to that). He's a pilot and there are a set number f missions that he must fly to render his military service complete. However, that number keeps increasing, due to the war dragging on, and on, and on, and there being a shortage of replacement pilots to fly. So it's a Catch-22, there is a certain amount you have to do to finish the job but even when the job's finished, it's not.

I don't know if anyone's seen the TV show M*A*S*H but, in some aspects, in fact, in many aspects, reading Catch-22 if like watching M*A*S*H. It's packed with witticisms and humour that would make Hawkeye Pierce proud.

I strongly recommend that everyone read this book, it's very good, wonderful even, and it will delight readers and leave them wanting more. (Incidentally there is a sequel called Closing Time but I haven't read that yet, I may review it later, if I can find it.)

That's it for just now, until next time keep reading, writing and reviewing, don't forget to recommend things for me to review! As mentioned previously I may not get to it very quickly but I will get there eventually.