One of twenty copies of this special edition that I'm to release for World Book Night on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Here's what I wrote when I read this book:

Captain Yossarian has a problem. He wants to live, but thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him! Every mission he flies as bombadier for the Army Air Forces could get him killed, and he wants to get out of the war. Unfortunately, the only way he can get out is if he's crazy, and wanting to get out is proof that he's sane.

This is a biting, cynical indictment of beauracracy and the narrow-minded paper-pushers who make it so disfunctional. From the squadron commander, Major Major, who was promoted based solely on his name, to Colonel Cathcart, who keeps raising the number of missions needed before the crews can go home and volunteering his crews for the most dangerous missions, to General Peckem, who wants to add the bomb groups to his special services command, this book is full of over-the-top characters that are just barely within the realm of believability. This book is funny and infuriating, at the same time, and it wouldn't surprise me if the writers for the M*A*S*H TV series didn't find inspiration here for some of their story lines.

I will be joining a number of other "Book Givers" to give away books for World Book Night this evening. Last year, we were able to give away all of our books in just a couple of hours. Hopefully, we will repeat that success tonight.

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