Book Talk: Book

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I need to give a book talk and I need to pick a book. What reads I boyay?

If you have any other suggestions, post them (but vote for one of the two I already chose).

BTW I haven't read either of these.

[Andria]

Go with Catch-22 since I assume from the poll you haven't read it.

[?????]

No, I haven't read either of them.

[snoorkel]

I personally like As I Lay Dying slightly more, just for the style, but Catch-22 is probably better.

As I Lay Dying will give you more shit to say when it comes to genre, technique/structure (Faulkner being a pioneer of early 'stream of consciousness' and cut-up style, this book being a good example), but Catch-22 would give you more to talk about with regard to the political time period and Heller's philosophy as it related to it.

[?????]

I think I'll end up buying both.

[YPrrrr]

Catch-22, you'll better understand cultural references and it's just downright funny

[?????]

Catch-22 made me laugh. I like the part when Clevinger (I think that was his name) is asked when he didn't say blablabla.

[snoorkel]

If you like it a lot, read Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Its theme is similar but it's twice as crazy and funny, and will make you 

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Hnnng, I decided to read As I Lay Dying instead of Catch-22 since AILD is shorter.