Dystopian hilarity #bookwormsat A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Muller, Jr. 1961, cover design by C.W. Bacon. UK SFBC #booksky
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I haven't read it, but I did listen to the audio book and I really liked it. Later, I found that I have a paperback edition in my collection.
aug 30, 2025, 6:57 pm • 1 0 • view
one of those tales where I found myself laughing out loud (a couple of times!)
aug 30, 2025, 7:01 pm • 0 0 • view
I think I was in a different mindset when I listened to it - I found it very serious. Maybe I laughed, too, but I am not sure. I'm much older now (by 8 years!), so maybe I should try it again and relax about it! But it really got me thinking wicked deep about mortality and then sadness!
aug 30, 2025, 9:51 pm • 1 1 • view
Have always meant to read this one. Picked ‘A Canyicle For Leibowitz’ up in an Op Shop a few years ago…could be time has come around at last.
aug 30, 2025, 11:40 pm • 4 1 • view
I’ve read and re-read it a few times over the last several decades, always finding something new and snarky in it. Hope you enjoy a first reading…
aug 31, 2025, 12:00 am • 1 0 • view
It's so good!
aug 31, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
I really enjoyed this, but also admit, I kind of wish the opening tale was a novel all its own. This is on my reread list....Definitely worthy of a revisit.
aug 31, 2025, 9:38 am • 1 0 • view