A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

[andareth]

This book is very hard to classify, as it would fall under the umbrellas of both religion and science fiction by postulating how humanity, technology, and religion would survive after a nuclear holocaust. To really understand every reference and allusion in this book, you need to have a rather thorough understanding of the christian religion, but it is still interesting from a heathen's perspective. The entire thing still sticks in my mind, as it was completely different from anything I had read up to that point (I generally stick with modern science fiction/fantasy).

[soccerstar95]

I had to read this for an English class and not many people liked it. I, however, loved it. I think the novel portrayed very well the horrors of a nuclear disaster and how humanity never really learns from its mistakes. Overall, I think it really exemplified the fear that was prevalent in the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War period.

-- 12 Feb 2014, 14:10 --

I had to read this for an English class and not many people liked it. I, however, loved it. I think the novel portrayed very well the horrors of a nuclear disaster and how humanity never really learns from its mistakes. Overall, I think it really exemplified the fear that was prevalent in the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War period.

-- 12 Feb 2014, 14:10 --

I had to read this for an English class and not many people liked it. I, however, loved it. I think the novel portrayed very well the horrors of a nuclear disaster and how humanity never really learns from its mistakes. Overall, I think it really exemplified the fear that was prevalent in the U.S. and Russia during the Cold War period.