Well, I finished it this time. And it honestly just feels like it’s funny in the same way your problematic uncle or family member is when they come for thanksgiving dinner. Sure, sometimes they make salient points, but this also use humour and satire as a cover for underlying problematic viewpoints. Being critical and cynical doesn’t erase the aspects that are clearly outdated. On top of all that, it actually wasn’t funny.

The absurdist elements and critique of the army I can get behind. The structure works well, tied to the theme in an interesting way. So I didn’t mind that it was disjointed. But everything else about this book doesn’t work for me.