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AlexD
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Also read Catch-22 as a teenager and really liked it. Have been thinking about giving it a re-read to see if it feels any different now.
I wonder if it's a bit like The Catcher in the Rye? A lot of people read it as a teenager and really empathise with Holden and think the book is incredible, but then they try re-reading it in middle age and realise that Holden is a dick and they can't relate to him, the story, or who they were at all anymore. And if you didn't read it as a teenager you go straight to the "omg this guy is a dick!" stage without collecting the idealistic teenager baggage first.