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A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)

Walter M. Miller Jr.,

Mary Doria Russell (Introduction)

Start date: March 1, 2023

Finish date: March 31, 2023

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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May 23, 2024 GONZA rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: posseduto, otherland

For once, the story was quite clear to me even though some of the details I reconstructed thanks to Wikipedia. Moreover, it had been a long time since I had read a science fiction book whose plot so deeply involved religion, probably since Hyperion. I imagine there will be a lot to discuss at next week's reading group.

Per una volta, la storia mi era piuttosto chiara anche se alcuni dettagli li ho ricostruiti grazie a Wikipedia. Inoltre era tempo che non leggevo un libro di fantascienza la cui t ...more

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Nov 05, 2015 Alexander rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-trash

Really liked this book, had a lot of interesting themes and moral questions. I also enjoy a good post apocalyptic novel and a creative vision of the future.

Is this a bit of Catholic apologism re: their control of information and repression of knowledge for hundreds of years in Europe, sure. But outside of that it was a fun book.

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