/lit/ - Literature

on Pynchonian scale, how spazzy is this book?

So M*A*S*H was a rip-off, right?

>"You mean there's a catch?"
>"Sure there's a catch", Doc Daneeka replied. >"Catch-22. Anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy."
>There was only one catch and that was Catch-22
Really Joseph Heller? Jesus christ.

Hey /lit/
What are some of ur favorite passages from catch 22?

I'm currently reading Catch 22 after all the recommendations I saw of it, but I'm having trouble staying interested. The many characters and the non-linear writing is really confusing me. Should I drop it and maybe read it later or should I finish it now?

>Attention. All honor roll students will be rewarded by a trip to an archaeological dig. Also, all detention students will be punished with a trip to an archaeological dig.

So Milo represent capitalism and Nately represents American optimisim.

Chaplian represents the weakness of faith against the evil that men do.

What do the other character represent /lit / ?

>>5208433
classic

Who is your favorite character from Catch-22 ?

Mine is Major Major. The chapter named after him may be the funniest thing I've ever read.

I want to be a detective. Not a "deep" fact, but a fact nonetheless. The problem is I want want to go through the years of wandering around the streets telling kids to slow down on their bicycles.

Will there ever again be another novel that can be so funny whilst remaining so poignantly realistic?