I thought Švejk to be much funnier. Rather I thought Catch-22 to be a so-so imitation of Švejk. Then again I've been re-reading Švejk since childhood. Simila

I thought Švejk to be much funnier. Rather I thought Catch-22 to be a so-so imitation of Švejk. Then again I've been re-reading Švejk since childhood. Similarly, how you can tell when Hasek dies before finishing Švejk and his friend takes over with the ending, the jokes just fall off a bit.