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Feb 16, 2014
Martini
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A Boring Saint: "A Canticle for Leibowitz" by Walter M. Miller Jr.
This novel is praised and highly recommended by a lot of people, but I do not agree with them. The story consists of three parts that were formerly written as separate short stories.
Part 1: interesting concept, some amusing scenes - 2 stars
Part 2: boring, nothing else - 1 star
Part 3: a glint of suspense and a moral dilemma - 3 stars
That makes an average of 2 stars.
Should you read this book? No. You can read about the same topics i ...more
This novel is praised and highly recommended by a lot of people, but I do not agree with them. The story consists of three parts that were formerly written as separate short stories.
Part 1: interesting concept, some amusing scenes - 2 stars
Part 2: boring, nothing else - 1 star
Part 3: a glint of suspense and a moral dilemma - 3 stars
That makes an average of 2 stars.
Should you read this book? No. You can read about the same topics i ...more
This one is going to take a while to process. There's much to process. This type of story represents the epitome of sci-fi/fantasy using a speculative world to explore the core meaning and purpose of life. Yet it was highly readable.
Unfortunately, however, it is very much a book of its time regarding sexism and racism. Sigh. ...more
Unfortunately, however, it is very much a book of its time regarding sexism and racism. Sigh. ...more
Some big ideas but no real story. If this book were an actor I'd describe him as having a wooden delivery and absolutely no charisma whatsoever, despite being highly intelligent. Also, not a single female character. Why? Some really heavy handed religious messages. I couldn't bring myself to finish the last 40 pages. It was just such a damn slog. If you're going to have three different time periods and no reoccurring characters to invest in, you gotta be entertaining at least. It has a few charm
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As post-apocalyptic science fiction novels go... awesome. The in-depth history involved in this is well thought out and obviously involved intensive research. I love how its not riddled with the typical road-warrior type post-apocalyptic elements (not that I don't like reading those as well, but they're kind of a trope for the sub-genre... and even the tropes that are present, well, they weren't tropes when it was written and most likely started here). This is looked at as one of the classics fo
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It's a fine book, but it's more clever than it is interesting, I find. The characters are uninspiring, and it feels more like a Medieval alternate history novel than a real SF story for the most part of the novel. Didn't create much of a lasting impression.
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Solid read about a post-apocalyptic future in 3 acts. Funny, ambitious, ominous. Not perfect, but worth 5 stars for its vision, humor, likable characters, and lack of any flaws that actually bothered me, although the third act bites off a wee bit more than it can chew.
Mar 30, 2012
~Geektastic~
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Tam Linsey
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Mikael Lindberg
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Isabelle
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