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A Canticle for Leibowitz
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January 12, 2016
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January 18, 2016

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Abigail Advincula
Dec 28, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Five stars for the ideas. Three stars for the character development.

First of all, this book is better described as a collection of three novellas: Fiat Homo ("Let There Be Man") set in the 26th century, Fiat Lux ("Let There Be Light") set in 3174, and Fiat Voluntas Tua ("Let Thy Will Be Done") set in 3781. The time jumps are both a plus and a negative of the novel - a plus in the sense of the work's ambitious scope covering over a millennia, a minus in the sense that any sense of momentum with
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