Any "Catch 22" fans here(novel...not movie)?

[ringbearer]

Originally Posted by Khamûl

I've tried to read it two or three times and none of them took. I guess it's too random for me.

It's supposed to be random...(my theory)...it's a series of flashbacks the main character is having while he is in the hospital after being stabbed...hence the surreal, dreamlike quality of some of the scenes.
One of my favorite lines from the book...a character is being described...cannot remember which character...but it said "He knew everything about literature except how to enjoy it." (sounds like some of my old teachers!