A Jewish writer searching for the inspiration to write a great Jewish-American novel finds himself embroiled in a political world as insane as Yossarian faced in Catch-22. His third book is nearly as acerbic as his debut but falls a touch short in the end.

Bob Slocum spends the entire narrative of this book wallowing in his past, his love life, his marriage, his career, his kids. He churns over these memories repetitively, obsessively. Heller takes the absurdity of Catch 22 and transplants it into Corporate America.

Set during World War Two, in Europe, it follows an American Airforce Captain as he struggles with the madness around him and the fear of dying at every turn. A novel that is sharp, wry and brilliantly funny.

Genuinely witty and touching satire on American fighter pilots stationed in Europe during WWII. It’s restrained in its criticism of war, preferring to focus on the lunacy of battle. The pace quickens as the novel draws the different character stories together.