About this title: Yossarian and many of the other characters from CATCH-22 are back in this sequel to the earlier novel. As blackly humorous as its predecessor, CLOSING TIME is about a vast government conspiracy that is directly connected to hell, which is populated by dead writers. When Yossarian--now 68--inadvertently finds out about this phenomenon, Heller's ...
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: First paperback edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Scribner; Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 464 pp.; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps. The sequel to "Catch-22. " "In Closing Time, Joseph Heller returns to the characters of Catch-22, now coming to the end of their lives and the century, as is the entire generation that fought in World War II: Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder, the chaplain, and such newcomers as little Sammy Singer and giant Lew, all linked, in an uneasy peace and old age, fighting not the Germans this time, but The End. ... read more
Edition: First Softcover Print
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Some corner, edge wear. Pages very good. The sequel to 'Catch-22' more than three decades later and as hilarious as its predecessor. 464 pages. read more
Edition: NEW
Binding: Audio Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780671044312ISBN:0671044311
Description: Good. NEW NEW! FOUR AUDIO CASSETTES. Four Audio Cassettes, factory sealed, in the boxed case published by Simon & Schuster audio. Read by Elliott Gould. Shrink wrapped. Enjoy this abridged performance! Reliable NEW audio cassette edition. read more
Edition: 1st Paperback
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scribner, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: Fine. Octavo. Fine trade paperback, no markings, a sequel to Cath-22 that finds its characters near the ends of their lives facing the coming of a new century. FC509411. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Date Published: 1994
Description: Simon & Schuster, NY, 1994. First Edition. Fine and fine dust wrapper. Remainder mark and star stamp. The sequel to Catch-22. 33 years later Closing Time revisits many of the characters now older, though not necessarily wiser, in a novel as gloriously crazy as it is insane. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Audience: General/trade. Multiple copies available, excellent customer service, now and after, tracking number provided read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 464 p. Audience: General/trade. Multiple copies available, excellent customer service, now and after, tracking number provided read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780684804507ISBN:0684804506
Description: Very Good. This book is in very good condition. No highlighted portions or handwritten notes. This item was a donation to Goodwill of Greater Washington. Thank you for your purchase. Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. read more
"Although not quite as good as Catch-22, I really enjoyed this sequel. The two books have a very different feel and are only tangentially related through some of the characters. Closing Time is more engaging in that it deals with a variety of topics in addition to the Capitalism and war themes that Catch-22 focuses on. If you liked Catch-22, I would recommend it."
I don't think I've ever read a book which has deteriorated so badly after the first 100 pages. That section of the book is fantastic and shows a lot of promise, though from then on it just dies a slow death. I had a lot of hope for Yossarian's waster son, but he just turned out... ugh. Boring.
Read this only if you badly need to sleep some night. And only if you want a ready example of how sequels can potentially be completely rubbish."
"Heller's sequel to Catch-22. It's not exactly embarrassing -- Heller can still form complete sentences and churn out a plot, for example -- but is more on the order of an act of desecration, like painting color all over Michaelangelo's David. Not a "must-not-read," because you may simply be curious, but set your expectations as low as you think you can compared to Catch-22 and then prepare to still be a little disappointed."
"Sequel to Catch-22, pretty good book, although nowhere close to the Catch-22. It is pretty dark, especially towards the end. I still liked it a lot for its humor."
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