I would classify this book as a dark comedy, or a comedy with a sad commentary. The comment being 'War, what is it good for'. The main character Yossarian is a fighter pilot just trying to get out of the military one way or another. Its hilarious to see the conversations between the officers who're trying to get out of the military and the one's who're trying to keep them in. If you've seen the tv show MASH, the humor is exactly like that. Very sarcastic and logical. And ofcourse there's the Catch 22 logic built into the story.
Reading this book got a little confusing initially but once I got used to the dry humour and writing style, it was really really funny. I'd recommend this book to anybody who likes dry humour and/or M*A*S*H.
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