Comments on: “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by Walter Miller, Jr.

By: Isabella

Isabella — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:26:03 +0000

I read this for the first time a couple years and I can easily see myself picking it up again in a few years’ time. I love postapocalypse stories, and I think this is one of the better ones.

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:31:54 +0000

Hope, how weird is it that we both read it in the same week, given it was 40 years old and there was no direct cultural impetus like a movie for it? Deb, I’m not sure I can say I loved it either, though I liked it a great deal and found it provocative. I’m def. glad I read it.

By: DebD

DebD — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:05:18 +0000

I read this last year but didn’t write a review. And, while I did enjoy it, I didn’t love it. Lots of thoughtful passages…especially in the 2nd and 3rd parts. My husband also recommended it to me many years ago.

By: hopeinbrazil

hopeinbrazil — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:27:17 +0000

Great review. I read this book last week and will post my thoughts soon.