A Canticle for Leibowitz

Executive Summary: I've never had the best luck with Sci-Fi classics, and this one was no different.

Audio book: I heard many people say the audio for this book was bad. I'm not sure if it's a different version, but I thought it was fine.

Tom Weiner does a pretty good job. The only real drawback for me was all the Latin. I'm told the text has footnotes to help with that. If so, this version either didn't have them, or simply weren't read.

Full Review
I largely found myself bored by this book. I don't like post-apocalyptic books to begin with. I generally haven't enjoyed many classics of sci-fi either. So this already had two strikes against it.

I will say that it's well written, and had a few interesting characters. The story picked up in the middle, but I never really got sucked in. I was most intrigued by the old hermit. He never seemed to be explained to me though. It's certainly possible that since this is a more literary book, he was some kind of allegory that I just didn't get.

Despite the main characters all being Christian monks, I didn't find it very preachy until the last few chapters. At that point I was pretty much just ready to move on though.

There is a lot to discuss from the book, but I already feel like I spent enough time on it. I can understand why this book won a hugo, and was discussed in school. It just wasn't for me. Your mileage will likely vary.