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Straw poll: Catch 22, love it or hate it?

BudBud
edited August 2006 in - Reading

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  • BudBud
    Well...
  • WizzardWizzard
    I hated it.  Turgid.  Unfunny.  Not my scene at all, but hey each to his/her own.
  • CarolCarol
    Tried to read it, gave up after the first couple of pages I think-it was so long ago. HATE.
  • AnyankaAnyanka
    Absolutely loved it. I had seen the film first, which would have coloured my reading.

    Tried two more Hellers - "Something Happened" and something with "God" in the title. Complete wastes of time!
  • BudBud
    Good As Gold wasn't too bad. Not a patch on Catch, mind.
  • AnyankaAnyanka
    That was the other one I read: "Good as Gold", not 'God'. Didn't think much of it.
  • JackJack
    These arty-farty fringe-hit novels are always going to appeal to a minority of readers; possibly readers who have that extra 'vision' and shared understanding. But for the rest of us there are the time-tested quality classics of Austen, Dickens, Proust, Dostoievsky, which will always appeal, and with good reason. They can be fruitfully read time and time again. Do you agree with me?
  • BudBud
    In a word, no.

    I like Dickens (sometimes), Proust and Dostoevsky. Don't like Austen. I also liked Catch 22. I also like Stephen King. Put simply, I like good writing. What about you?
  • TaffetaPunkTaffetaPunk
    There's little in this world more satisfying than coming across good writing.  Except, perhaps, producing some yourself :o)
  • boywonder_ukboywonder_uk
    A little repetitive, but very funny! LOVE IT!
  • AnyankaAnyanka
    One man's 'arty-farty fringe-hit' is another woman's 'contemporary literature'. Yep, I can read the classics too, but why limit myself?
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