Posted on February 2, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is a curious little book, and one that I found fairly off-putting when I first read it. As most know, it deals with the story of a young Union Soldier and his experiences during a few days of battle. If you’re looking for the Glory [...]
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Posted on February 1, 2008 by scathingbookreviews
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller has the honor of its title becoming a true “catchphrase” in American Slang, and, sources say, a line in a Metallica song. A Catch-22 can be defined as “a general situation in which an individual has to accomplish two actions which are mutually dependent on the other action being completed [...]
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