The writing style is sooooo overwritten, so over polished. All reviews were copied exactly as posted on Amazon. NOTE: I did not edit for grammar or spelling. Here’s a sampling of 1-star reviews (my comments in blue): Quite a few people who gave it 1-star ratings didn’t seem to understand the book was satire. The average rating was 4.3 stars and 6% were 1 star reviews. The book has 1,631 customer reviews on Amazon. I personally loved the book and feel somewhat bitter toward these reviews. Modern Library ranks it as 7th greatest English-language novel and it is listed on numerous best of lists including from Time, BBC, The Observer, 1001 list, and more. The title has since become a commonly-used phrase, referring to an unsolvable logic puzzle. This month we’ll be taking a look at reviews for Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.Ĭatch-22 by Joseph Heller was published in 1961 and it is considered to be one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century. From the nasty to the snarky to the downright absurd, we’ll highlight some of the strange reasons why some people hate these great reads. Each month, we’ll feature a book from Time’s list of the best 100 English language novels of all time. There is no such thing as a universally loved book.
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