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Catch-22 I would have to say that Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, was at least enjoyable to read. There were several aspects about it that made it good and bad at the same time. First, I think the most important aspect to look at, is that Heller makes death, a traditionally sickening topic, a humorous event. It is humorous because of the way he illustrates who is crazy. I assumed that Yossarian was the insane one in the beginning. Now, I can’t say that I am sure. I like how this book makes the reader think. Who really is crazy? Does anyone know? Yossarian is doing anything he needs to, to survive. Does that make him insane? In my eyes, he is living on instincts, the way he should. The threat of death keeps him going. He is not insane. So who is insane, the reader, the writer? I don’t feel that I can answer that. If anything, I think all of the above.