A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

A Canticle For Leibowitz

St. Leibowitz #1

Walter M. Miller Jr.

338 pages • first pub 1959 (editions)

fiction classics science fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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A Canticle for Leibowitz opens 600 years after 20th century civilization has been destroyed by a global nuclear war, known as the "Flame Deluge." As a result of the war, there was a violent backlash against the culture of advanced knowledge and te...

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3.87
based on 10,027 reviews

Moods

dark: 72%

reflective: 68%

challenging: 52%

sad: 34%

funny: 27%

mysterious: 25%

adventurous: 21%

emotional: 19%

tense: 14%

hopeful: 13%

inspiring: 8%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

44% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
11% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

18% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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