Catch-22 is one of those books, and that's part of the reason why I thought it was so amazing! Catch-22 tells the story of a US Army squadron based in Italy during WWII, and a disenchanted pilot named Yossarian who thinks everyone is trying to kill him. More @Wikipedia
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