A satirical masterpiece set in WWII. Yossarian is in the army and is upset that so many people are trying to kill him. Explanations that they're the enemy and this is war don't change the fact that people are trying to kill him and this bothers him a great deal. So he tries to get out, and can, because he is, as everyone agrees, completely bonkers. But there's always a Catch, and in this case it's a really good one: Catch-22. You can get out if you're crazy; all you have to do is ask. But if you ask, you're clearly not crazy.

This is brilliant satire, frighteningly funny situational concoctions, a wonderful world of personalities.