Rating: 
Summary: Modern Myth: cosmic FAITH in combat with cosmic FOLLY...
Review: Walter M. Miller's A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ remains reputed as a "science fiction classic" that has transcended the genre into the realm of profound, tragic and enraging literature. Published 40 years ago, its focal theme...conflict between faith-in-humility, and arrant will to self-apotheosis in the Knowledge of Good & Evil...is again timely and powerful. "THE BOOK OF LIFE is open!" is an oriflamme ascribed by acolytes of the media to the recent DNA mapping breakthrough. LUCIFER IS FALLEN! is anti-hymn chanted by Mankind as it annihilates itself in nuclear conflagration. And...as the novel closes, after eons of rediscovery and rebuidling...repeats in a final irredeemable act of RACIAL SUICIDE. The story of the monks of The Albertian Order of St. Leibowitz is, indeed, as exciting, funny and disturbing as when written. But now that...in the eyes of some...a Culture of Death (race wars; executions; mass abortion; child violence grips the planet, the novel blares a clarion that cannot be easiy dismissed as "science fiction and fantasy". A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ is a modern myth. Like St. Augustine, Miller poses the battle between the CITY of GOD and the CITY OF MAN. The former affirms humanity and Faith; the latter defies limits with pride in imagined independence which is actually self-homage. A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ is unique. It is modern myth...transcending culture and author...to re-present the universal story of humanity in battle for survival with itself...
Rating:
Summary: Disproportionately Good
Review: Well it won Hugo so what else should I say?
It is a awesome book which in way reflects the state of some sciences today such as
Archeology
Anthropology
Physics
I should say the church too but i have seen the church specially catholic talking about UFOs and hence i think they are following the maxim "If you cant bit them join them" see you cant burn people on today... so if some one says "Hey i saw a UFO" the priest just winks an eye..
and so and so..
We are currently experiencing a DARK AGE though many think this is an age of Elightment... couldnt be more wrong...
Rating: 
Summary: Worth a Read... but Just One
Review: While I don't regret picking up the book, I just didn't find it the page turner that some do. It seemed disjointed to me and when I finished the book I felt unfilled. While I can appreciate Miller's struggle with reconciling science and religion, the final product didn't deliver as I had hoped.
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