Catch-22

I just finished a book. I hope that happens quite often this summer. Last summer I only read two books, The Brothers Karamazov and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Needless to say I am ashamed of myself. I thought I was hot stuff back then, reading some Dostoevsky, but it took me all summer to get through it. I've been home for a week, and I've already read two books. I plan on reading at least one book a week, so I should read at least 12 books this summer if my math is right, which it probably isn't. You see, I'm an English major. I suck at math, and I'm not too hot at the sciences either. But give me a book or ask me about philosophy and I can go on for hours. I think. Anyway, I just finished Catch-22, and I absolutely loved the book. It was recommended to me by a friend who has not read it himself, so I don't know how he knew it was such a good book.The premise seemed to be that we live a world of contradictions, but we have no choice but to accept them as they are and look beyond the inherent senselessness. We try to pretend that it's okay and we are sane and there are no problems; be realizing there are problems shows true sanity, which is seen as insanity by those who continue to delude themselves and are truly insane.  The author presented his characters in a comic light, making references to events that did not make any sense at the moment, but were explained periodically throughout the story. I did not to expect to become so attached to the characters simply by virtue of comedy. I grieved, I laughed, I loved, I hated along with the characters, especially Yossarian, who is the main character; a bombardier in WWII, he is one of those who realizes the world is a screwy place. Catch-22: Read it!