Comma 22 (1955)

1. 505
   Mattatoio n. 5 o La crociata dei bambini di Kurt Vonnegut (kiwiflowa, WisePolyphemos)
2. 186
   Una banda di idioti di John Kennedy Toole (InvisiblerMan)
3. 90
   Tempo scaduto di Joseph Heller (Utente anonimo)

   Utente anonimo: Joseph Heller's sequel to "Catch-22" set in the early 1990s.

4. 124
   Espiazione di Ian McEwan (rosylibrarian)
5. 136
   Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale di Erich Maria Remarque (kittycatpurr)
6. 50
   In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War di Tobias Wolff (paulkid)

   paulkid: Me, I think that true stories are the most absurd. For me, "In Pharaoh's Army" may not be as funny as "Catch-22", but it's close and definitely has made me consider my own serious outlook on life a little less, well, seriously. See if you agree.

7. 62
   Il buon soldato Sc'veik di Jaroslav Hašek (roby72)
8. 51
   Qualcuno volò sul nido del cuculo di Ken Kesey (gbill)
9. 41
   Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller di Tracy Daugherty (Imprinted)

   Imprinted: This biography includes a lengthy section on the writing and publishing of Catch-22, the tragicomic 1961 novel that originated in Heller’s experience as a World War II bombardier

10. 63
    Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti di Douglas Adams (wvlibrarydude)

    wvlibrarydude: Satire and humor that will split your gut. Read if you want to laugh at humanity.

11. 30
    King Rat di James Clavell (John_Vaughan)
12. 52
    Nove racconti di J. D. Salinger (girlunderglass)

    girlunderglass: Both stories about war, plus Heller owes much to Salinger in terms of authorial voice (wit, vernacular language, goddamits, sense of humor)

13. 31
    The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts di Louis De Bernières (Pedrolina)

    Pedrolina: Both books take on the slightly surreal side to war, but with serious consequences nonetheless.

14. 20
    The Bamboo Bed di William Eastlake (alaskayo)

    alaskayo: A genuine equal to Catch-22 written for the Vietnam age. Not just a cheap attempt to imitate Heller's talent-slash-luck, Eastlake may well have surpassed his masterpiece with this long-last classic. Read alongside Dispatches to maximize pleasure; then continue your newfound, inevitable addiction to all things Eastlake, because he really is that good--and he really is that inexplicably, undeservably unknown.… (altro)

15. 10
    And No Birds Sang di Farley Mowat (ShaneTierney)
16. 21
    Veronika decide di morire di Paulo Coelho (chrissybob)

    chrissybob: Similar views on mental health

17. 11
    Padiglione cancro di Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (fundevogel)
18. 11
    Crash Gordon and the Mysteries of Kingsburg di Derek Swannson (jasbro)
19. 11
    War Story di Derek Robinson (Polaris-)
20. 13
    The House of God di Samuel Shem (mcenroeucsb)

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