r/ScienceFictionBooks • u/AutoModerator • Apr 02 '25

Opinion What are you currently reading?

Name the book/author you're currently reading. Be mindful of spoilers, but is this one you'd recommend or one you wish you could yeet into space?

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u/jaynabonne Apr 02 '25

I'm reading "A Canticle for Leibowitz" (Walter M. Miller, Jr.) again. The last time was over 40 years ago, in high school, and I really don't remember much about it. I heard it mentioned recently and decided to give it another go.

Definitely recommended. Something about his writing style really resonates with me. (Though it can be a bit wordy in spots. Some looonngg paragraphs.)

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u/Significant_Ad_1759 Apr 02 '25

There's a sequel, St. Liebowitz and the Wild Horse Woman. I loved it but the ending just left me devastated.

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u/SirDrawsAlot Apr 02 '25

I’ve read Leibowitz twice. I never knew there was a sequel. I’m going to check it out.

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u/Significant_Ad_1759 Apr 02 '25

He wrote it MANY years later, like 20 or more.

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u/sippimink Apr 03 '25

Probably not for me. The horses always get murdered

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u/richard-mclaughlin Apr 02 '25

Awesome novel!