A review by prufrockian22
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

There are a few beautiful short stories inside of this over long poorly, edited novel. Book one had a lot of aspects to it and the story of Francis was interesting enough, and I loved the writing style. (And his death was hilarious). however, book 2 was dreary and went on forever. Book three-  We really only had the interesting segment about the two headed woman near the end, and that portion would have made a stellar short story by itself. so I wished basically that this book instead had been short stories on a theme maybe or just a LOT shorter. I found a very hard to make it through this entire book. 

Also - almost no women, and as a rift on sci fi meets Catholicism if you aren’t interested in the latter it is a tough read.