A Canticle for Leibowitz
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Taste attributes: science fictionhistoricaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming quest
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, weighty science-fiction novel: wide-ranging and stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred books". The monks preserve for centuries what little science there is, and have saved the science texts and blueprints from destruction many times, also making beautifully illuminated copies.
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- Author
- Walter M. Miller Jr.
- Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 320
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- Open Library
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