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A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

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Hello, Stranger. Let's talk about Walter M. Miller Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz. The Short of It Plot:  The Order of Leibowitz does its best to make sure that next time will be different. Page Count: 338 Award: 1961 Hugo Worth a read : Yes Primary Driver: (Plot, World , or Character) Bechdel Test : Fail Technobabble: Minimal Review:  I love the first section of this book, greatly enjoy the second, and found the third decent. That said, if it was only the first third, the point of the book would still be clear. Characters are very well written and distinct. The Medium of It Spoiler Free! This book is divided into three segments of diminishing quality. Apparently it was originally three short stories, which were stitched together to create this book. The thing about short stories is that, if they're any good, they have a full story arc and make their point known by the end. Such is the case here. The stories are each set in a different epoch; we never bond with any charac...