Something Happened
by Joseph Heller · first published 1966
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Bob Slocum, an average, middle-aged man with a good job, slowly becomes more and more unhappy with the routine of his life.
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Something happened - Joseph Heller.
on “Ask HN: Best non-technical book you've read lately? ” ↗Best one was Something Happened by Joseph Heller (Catch 22 guy). Worst one was 1Q84 by Murakami (so far).
on “Ask HN: What were the best books you read this year?” ↗…available on Lapham's Quarterly website. They are a moralistic Japanese 17th century account of an entrepreneur in "All the goodness gone from tea"[3] and Joseph Heller's bit on "Corporate Welfare" in "Something Happened"[4]. Hope you enjoy reading them as much as I have. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14589087 [2] http://laphamsquarterly.org/fear [3] https://books.google.com/books?id=ux89AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA93&ots=...…
on “Fear is America’s top-selling consumer product” ↗Could you compare Malone Dies with Joseph Heller's Something Happened?
on “Ask HN: 2018 Summer Reading List?” ↗