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Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman 
by Walter M. Miller Jr., Terry Bisson (Editor)

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Ethan I. Solomon's review

Mar 22, 14

3 of 5 stars

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Read from February 15 to March 22, 2014

I really enjoyed this book, way more than I thought I would. An interesting take on the post-apocalyptic genre, which often times finds itself shying away from religious storytelling as it can be difficult to justify its existence in science-fiction in general.

I find myself wanting to give this book four stars and yet I am held back by one crucial factor; the ending. In A Canticle For Leibowitz, a few ugly points about society and religion are faced and I was left feeling changed, as I believe a good novel can do. This book however, seemed to have no point to it other than being a further examination of a society whose heritage is nuclear war.

Recommended for fans and students of post-apocalypse novels only, though some religious merits are to be fo