This was a hard book to get through. The first 200 pages I wouldn't have given more than 2 stars. After that it was ok...bringing things up to 3 stars. The last star was for the final two chapters. I could never get a good grip on who Yossarian was. Everything was just...so... ridiculous. Like the craziest parts of MAS*H mixed with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But then at the end (no spoilers. I promise.) it goes way way back to an event near the beginning, telling in detail about what happened to Snowden, and suddenly Yossarian's antics and attitude to everything in the book suddenly made sense.

And the last line? Absolute perfection.