Catch-22 vs The Caine Mutiny: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Guerre mondiale, World War II, World War, Drama, Fiction
Catch-22
Catch-22 is like no other novel. It has its own rationale, its own extraordinary character. It moves back and forth from hilarity to horror. It is outrageously funny and strangely affecting. It is totally original. Set…
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The Caine Mutiny
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize this atmospheric novel tells the story in flashback of a mutiny aboard a United States minesweeper during WW2. The murky events of the mutiny emerge during a court-martial and it soon…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Caine Mutiny highest: The Caine Mutiny 4.3 · Catch-22 4.0.
- Catch-22 is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 12 for The Caine Mutiny.
- Catch-22 has the widest readership — 903081 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Catch-22 | The Caine Mutiny | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (903081) | 4.3 (27530) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1496) | 4.3 (38) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (424) | 4.5 (266) |
Reception
| Catch-22 | The Caine Mutiny | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 903081 | 27530 |
| Editions | 134 | 88 |
| Citations | — | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1048568 | 24847 |
| Pages | 337 | 693 |