I was looking for Catch-22 in the library. I couldn't find it, so I read this instead. Ultimately uplifting (sort of), Good as Gold is about a college professor who begins to question the course of his life. Not normally my preference, it is surprisingly interesting. ( )

Gold's hatred towards humanity might remind us to Woody Allen's characters; however, Heller's style is much more complex and subtile. As colinflipper has said before me, he is not only cynical about academic environment but also about the White House as well as Jewish and Christians alike. It is, indeed, the perfect satire of the fight for power and wealth, influence and ranks. His is a very intelligent sense of humour and satire, full of allusions that make the text richer and worth to appreciate. Still, it has its highs and lows in as much as sometimes the plot can get a bit boring. On the whole, it is definitely worth reading, it's "message" being still quite relevant. ( )

if you you call joseph heller a dog i shall love him. is there a finer am. writer in the last 50 yrs? 'Good as Gold' is an intense study of hypocrisy and greed. a fearless study of ethnicity that will always be relevant. ( )

Read 354 pages. Gave up.

sadly, gold's whining is not as humorous or as endearing yossarian's was. ( )