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A Canticle For Leibowitz
« on: August 30, 2010, 09:30:45 PM »
I found it at a yard sale a couple of months ago, and the name looked familiar, so...

Great read.  I presume everyone else has read this, as you're all a bunch of sci-fi geeks, neh? 
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 09:34:13 PM »
Oh yes.  One of my absolute favorites for many, many years.  I introduced my son to it a few years back.  It's now one of his faves too.

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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 09:44:03 PM »
I am still looking forward to reading it for the first time.   =)
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 10:36:37 PM »
One of the well-deserved classics of science fiction.  A truly great novel.
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 10:38:32 PM »
Quote from: Fistful on August 30, 2010, 09:30:45 PM
I found it at a yard sale a couple of months ago, and the name looked familiar, so...

Great read.  I presume everyone else has read this, as you're all a bunch of sci-fi geeks, neh? 

Yup.  Long time, maybe high school or college.  1975.  Not since.
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2010, 11:09:54 AM »
It was part of our required reading in my HS Honors American Studies class. 
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 03:56:37 PM »
A favorite here.
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Re: A Canticle For Leibowitz
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2010, 01:22:23 AM »
So is this going to start the post apocalyptic fiction fest?  SM Stirling, "Dies the Fire".  Next?
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