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Title: Good, but not as good as expected
Review: Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is the best novel that I have ever read. I picked up Closing Time at the library because I liked Catch-22 so much. Closing Time is a good piece of literature, but it does not stand up to the power of Catch-22.Closing Time picks up in the early 1990's with Yossarian and other Catch-22 World War II veterans nearing the end of their lives. It is a satire of New York life like Catch-22 was of war. Closing Time is a catching novel, but it does not live up to the humorous and intriguing nature of Catch-22.If you have not read Catch-22 then you should pick it up before trying Closing Time. If you loved Catch-22 then give Closing Time a try. You will most likely be disappointed, but Closing Time is a great novel.
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