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Catch-22 is funny during the read but after the end, and in reflection, is pretty dark. Svejk is generally funnier, IMO
by red-iron-pine 3y ago
Catch-22 is funny during the read but after the end, and in reflection, is pretty dark.
Svejk is generally funnier, IMO
- mcepl 3y agoŠvejk is too much slanted by the expectations of “just funny” and by (absolutely awesome, but too nice) illustrations by Josef Lada. When listening to the audio version of the book, I was shocked how actually horrific story it is. I have mentioned elsewhere in this thread a Czech literary historian (M. C. Putna) who called “The Good Solider Švejk” as “Kafka’s ‘Trial’ by other means”. I think he is quite correct.
- The_Colonel 3y agoAs a child, I understood Svejk as pure comedy and didn't get any of the darkness.