Catch-22 (1961)
0.2381Canon Score · ranked #56 all time
Aggregated from 7 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
*Catch-22* is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth from hilarity to horror. It is outrageously funny and strangely affecting. It is totally original. Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off Italy, *Catch-22* is the story of a bombardier named Yossarian, who is frantic and furious because thousands of people he hasn
Why it ranks #56
Every list on which Catch-22 appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #11 / 200 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #20 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #118 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |