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Title: An unfortune novel
Review: Maybe it's because I loved 'Catch-22' so much, but this novel was nothing but a disappointment. This book would be poor as a stand alone work; as a sequel to the ground-breaking original, it's dreadful. We're presented with an older Yossarian, Chaplain and Milo, with no mention of what happened at the end of Catch-22. Readers are not told how Yossarian escaped from Italy, or his further adventures. The book varies between a dull pondering of the significance of war and an ill-advised turn to science fiction/fantasy. The plot revolves around a new US president who is a clear parody of former VP Dan Quayle. Since Quayle was a political non-entity by the time the book came out, 'Closing Time' became instantly dated. I would not recommend this for fans of 'Catch-22', or to anyone for that matter.
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