[Steely Tom]

Catch-22 barely made sense as best seller during the Vietnam War, when the draft was in full swing.

Now there's no war, and no draft.

Maybe George is betting the situation will change.

[Arm_Bears]

Over the years, I started Catch-22 at least seven times.

Lost interest early-on during each attempt.

Never understood the allure of the book, despite its “significance.”

[xkaydet65]

No draft, but hardly no war.

[Charles Martel]

Catch-22 barely made sense as best seller during the Vietnam War, when the draft was in full swing.

Now there's no war, and no draft.

Maybe George is betting the situation will change.

George seems to have an obsession with this anachronistic stuff. In 2000, he did a live televised broadcast play which was a remake of Fail Safe, which left everyone scratching their heads due to the (apparent) distance from the Cold War. In the early '60s, the book and movie worked, but thirty-six years later - not so much.