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A Canticle for Leibowitz
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1961
Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, powerful, and enduring classics of modern speculative fiction, Walter M. Miller’s A Canticle for Leibowitz is a true landmark of 20th-century literature - a chilling and still-provocative look at a post-apocalyptic future.
In a nightmarish, ruined world, slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infantile rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From there, the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes.
Seriously funny, stunning, tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.
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“Chillingly effective.” (Time)
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Must Read Classic
I do not know why it took so long for me to actually listen to this book, as it has been on my "to read" list for decades. It is a wonderful and thoughtful story (3 actually) that asks tough questions and will cause you to rethink your opinions on some weighty matters.
It is a product of it's time (late 1950's) but is still relevant today. It is a great book to read with a group due to the discussions the book generates. Highly recommend to all!
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- 07-27-19
10/10
a sci-fi classic for listeners of all ages. thought provoking, and a down right an thrilling tale.
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- Nick Matthews
- 08-16-17
an uneven trilogy of short stories
The first two parts are excellent, but the third flounders heavily in hamfisted morality. This book is cleary relevant today, as a warning to those who would deny science, though I wish the third part was written with a hint of subtlety.
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- Gomer Pyle
- 04-15-12
Glad to Have This One in my Library
Originally gave this book a read back in my early teens. Although I lost my copy, the huanting tale remained with me. When I found this title on Audible, I took a nice listen and found the story still works.
Of the three story-segments, I found the 1st to be my favorite. It is about discovery. The 3rd segment may prove the most memorible, though, as the reader experiences history repeating itself.
A great story. Fair narration.
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- Bibliobabbler
- 01-06-19
Outstanding
A brilliant imagining of post-apocalyptic existence, with insights that transcend the theological structure of the story.
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- Metz
- 03-03-15
A true classic
This is one of the true classical tales, if we could only learn what is being said. A great story.
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- sam
- 05-26-16
wowy
I had no idea what to expect going in, and was a tad skeptical at parts during the first third with brother Francis but that was right about at the end of that section; and wowy kazowy is the book good. The book raises a lot of powerful theological and philosophical ideas. I just finished it and im kind of in awe right now and cant really write a good review
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- DnAW
- 10-13-17
Not for me
I just thought this book gave a very negative outlook on life in the future. Everything is centered around a monastery, the handful of women mentioned are all lame figures, and the world is a form of dystopia, which I do not appreciated.
My sci-fi literature class sci-fi geeks loved it, so if you are one... you might like it. But not for me. Narrator is amazing at all the impressions though.
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