Again, and this is surely somewhat surprising for an author post-World War, the specter of war, nuclear, radiation and lapocalypse are recurring themes. The originality comes from the permanent presence of religion and the order of monks of the Abbey of St. Leibowitz.
To be very schematic, the book consists of three parts. The first takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where men are almost back to the Middle Ages after being destroyed by the progress of science (it includes "nuclear war" followed by a period of rather violent protests). To save the scraps of knowledge that are not yet in smoke, the monks of Leibowitz jealously guard the relics of ancient times (type industrial plan), without really knowing their application. In the second part, we make a leap forward several centuries to find a time when the man begins to emerge from lobscurantisme. Finally, in the third part, the author presents an ultra-modern era where spaceships are common even if, obviously, men Nont not learned the lessons of the first Apocalypse and rush, again, to a disaster.
One can of course point out that very strong themes are: the preservation of knowledge, stupidity of men who constantly play with fire, their greed, their lust for power and conquest, the pace of a cyclical and infernal time sinstaurer seems, made wonders and endless disasters But the first thing that caught my throat when I read this book, this is deep boredom that it emerges!
First, the three parties are quite distinct and apart from some really discrete references and the presence of red string lAbbaye and monks, it is hard to believe that the book form a coherent whole. The second part, for example, is quite useless in my opinion even more daunting than the other two. She vaguely made the connection between two remote periods in time, but the scenes are winded and history around in circles.
Add to that the unbearable philosophical-religious questions completely idiotic that no narrêtent to ask the monks who give lessons to everyone: "No, you're going to inevitably die tomorrow, you burn from the inside and radiation cause you unbearable pain but if selected dabréger your life 24 hours, you will rot in hell because that is an examination set by the Lord to test your faith, blah "and above it, endless Latin sermons - put together - are well representing twenty wasted pages in the book. Certainly, it participates in the mood, but not too nen need.
The first part is more classical and less longuette but ends in #ragequit fishtail. The third part addresses very moderately questions quon found in 1984 in some of the new Philip K. Dick and in quite dauteurs, I speak here especially of hiding information issued by the authorities. What's really going on? Are we attacked or not? Who is telling the truth? The feeling of helplessness means Péquin face conflicting and unreliable sources is rather well transcribed, but is also a very anecdotal point louvrage.
Finally, printing mainly felt in that awful second half, but less in others, the book offers us no hero. No endearing protagonist emerges if lon Francis exception of the first part.
In conclusion, I advise you to go your way because I really forced myself to read a book that extends over many pages to tell, in the end, so little.
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