A very generous read of this book chalks up the misogyny of many of the characters as a kind of full exposure without apology of the rape and sexual violence committed by US servicemen. It’s an odd but obvious omission from the general rule and understanding that sexual violence is a tool of war, but “not” for Americans. This book is savage and brutal though. And in many ways, it’s purely a dystopian and the plot follows more or less along the same lines as […]
Who can explain malaria as a consequence for fornication?
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller