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There are some books that are called "classics," but you don't really understand why until you read it and feel that you've been changed. You know, for certain, that even though the themes have been played again and again, that the story is as everlasting as the bricks in an ancient abbey.
I'll save the rest of my thoughts for the Sword & Laser recap, but I'm glad that we've also read The Sparrow as an interesting comparison on the themes in both. Fantastic book, even if you don't speak a lick o ...more
I'll save the rest of my thoughts for the Sword & Laser recap, but I'm glad that we've also read The Sparrow as an interesting comparison on the themes in both. Fantastic book, even if you don't speak a lick o ...more
I've been listening to the audiobook of A Canticle For Leibowitz for what feels like forever, during sporadic sewing sessions. The narration is dry, but not without humour. This is an immensely clever, innovative, and yet believable imagining of civilization's progress, as seen through the eyes of various clergy (can I say clergy when I'm referring to monks?) belonging to a small monastery in the desert.
The opening part was absolutely fascinating, and after the second two leaps forward in time ...more
The opening part was absolutely fascinating, and after the second two leaps forward in time ...more
I wasn't sure what I was getting into when I began the book, and when the main character disappeared, I realized I wasn't following one person's life. Rather, I was observing the ascent and descent and ascent and descent of all of mankind. When I consider that the book was published in 1959, I can appreciate how well it has aged. Technology changes, but mankind has struggled with the same vices of distrust, greed, and desire for power from the beginning.
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Fantastic! Really wished I had read this long ago.
Amazing book to read. In some way it is a time capsule of the late 1950's thinking in society, yet is also timeless. Very thought provoking and 'high-brow' discussions that may change the way you think of Religion & Politics. Classes can be taught on this book alone in college. I know I would attend.
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Much to my surprise I really enjoyed this book. It handles some really big topics well and with humor. There is memorable characters and settings. I say give it a try.
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