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Walter M. Miller Jr., Benjamin Carré: L'héritage de saint Leibowitz (Paperback, 2000, Denoël) 4 stars

Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved …

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4 stars

Half a century later this book's particular brand of nuclear anxiety seems a little cliche and silly--especially with regard to human deformity. Since it takes place mostly in an abbey it's not terribly surprising how few women there are in it, but I'm not crazy about the treatment of the two (three?) notable female characters in the book's third part. But despite its fault I thought the book was well worth reading, for the thoughtful, dry, darkly humorous tone throughout.