Good as Gold

by Joseph Heller | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0440131863 Global Overview for this book
Registered by ResQgeek of Alexandria, Virginia USA on 2/20/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by ResQgeek from Alexandria, Virginia USA on Thursday, February 20, 2020
From a *HUGE* batch of paperbacks my wife collected for me through a local social media group, to be released.

I read another copy of this book back in 2008, and here's what I wrote about it then:

This book was a bit of a mixed bag for me. It is strongest in those parts where it most resembles Catch-22. Heller is extremely good at emphasizing the absurdity of bureaucracy, in any form. In this book he manages to take on politicians, higher education and big money, high society, all to great effect. The dialog in these portions of the book is a roller coaster of parody and cynicsm that "boggles the mind", to borrow a catch phrase from the book. This is Heller at his best.

However, the portions of the book that deal with Gold's family and personal life left me disappointed. While Heller seems to be trying to take aim as family dysfunction, I just couldn't bring myself to care enough for these characters to really connect with any of the family strife. While there were moments of dialog that showed spark, most of the portions delving into Gold's personal life simply felt flat and monontonous, and slowed the entire pace of the book down.

Released 1 yr ago (7/8/2022 UTC) at US Patent & Trademark Office - Knox Building in Alexandria, Virginia USA

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