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A review by moscat
A Canticle For Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and War
Minor: Murder