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Be born then, gasp wind, screech at the surgeon’s slap, seek manhood, taste a little of godhood, feel pain, give birth, struggle a little while, succumb. Dying, leave quietly by the rear exit, please.

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by Walter M. Miller Jr. · published 1959 · read 2022-03-28

★★★★★

Damn, rating this book is hard! The first part had me thinking that it was just standard (though not standart then, of course!) far-future post-fallout sci-fi where humanity lives in its own ruins. And then the second part was alright, e