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Thread #160306   Message #3926264
Posted By: EBarnacle
21-May-18 - 11:30 PM
Thread Name: BS: A Canticle for Leibowitz
Subject: RE: BS: A Canticle for Leibowitz
Just finished saint Liebowitz and the Wild Horse Woman. Although it takes place in the same universe as Canticle, I find it difficult to accept as being written by the same author. This book is very heavily based on mysticism, and is almost entirely devoted to the war between Hannegan, the Plains tribes and the schismatic papacy. It takes place before the final chapter of Canticle and many of the same characters either appear or are mentioned. In some ways it is richer than Canticle spending a lot of verbiage on the central character's internal life. Interesting book, worth reading once, but unlike Canticle, not one I would read repeatedly.