Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

10 reviews

moscat's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

The first part: phenomenal, five stars, wickedly sharp. Does a great job of showing how history, faith and tradition can be created through ignorance, fear and greed.

As it went on it lost me slightly, I had to wonder if it's a fix up novel (it is). The second part was still good, there were fun characters and moments. I disliked the reappearance of one character, I like him, but would have preferred it not to be the same person. By the third section I was kinda disengaged. It's still an interesting take and still very sharp but lacked what I enjoyed from the first section and aside from a couple of moments felt the most distant narratively (even with the cyclical element).

I'm glad I read it but I enjoyed the first story so much the other two really struggled to hold up for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Murder

kmnickley's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

seanml's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A very funny, albeit tragic, look into all humanities and our future. Miller perfectly fuses the mysticism of religion, the stalwart progress of science, and the sadness of human memory. 9/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Medical content, and Cannibalism

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Animal death and Genocide

sunn_bleach's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Come for the goofy Fallout-esque premise, stay for the catholic intrigue. Then prepare yourself for seriously considering the parallels of the Fall, mankind’s self-destruction as a cycle, and whether there’s dramatic irony in a church rediscovering conservatism or being a keystone in the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Vomit

carrionkid's review

5.0

Oh my god. Absolutely fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mossybean's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

abby_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

alexalily's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

jenny_d's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed the first two parts of this book. The third part not as much. I really, truly wish that I could erase my memories of works derived from A Canticle for Leibowitz, because its influence on the post-apocalyptic sci-fi genre is very obvious, especially the Fallout games.
I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone. I would recommend the individual parts to different people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Antisemitism