Today's books of the week are recommended by 4EN.D.
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Recommended by Aryan Chaudhary
This is a humorous novel, and very satirical: the author writes it using shifting timelines, which can be quite difficult to follow at first. I liked the absurd aspects but did not like the non-linear structure as much.
My favourite character was Orr, who chose to be 'insane' in order to overcome the system, and by being mad, escaped the war: he crashed many planes, but survived every time. I would recommend this novel to people who enjoy satire, comedy and books about war, but it can be confusing at times.
