Allow me a course correction on the book selection, wiz. I read the first 30 or so pages of the three books I mentioned, and they all struck me as rather mediocre. Fine enough for casual reading, but if we’re going to read something together, I’d rather pick a very good book instead of an average one. A Canticle for Leibowitz happens to be the most highly regarded in the genre.
If you have no objections, I’d like to go with it. It’s also slightly shorter, with shorter chapters that you can read in a single sitting, which makes it perfect for what we’re doing here. I’d like to start on Monday the 22nd, giving the weekend for more people to see this post and possibly join in.
Every day I’ll write a short post about the chapter we’re meant to read that day, and you’re welcome to post your impressions as well. Maybe some discussion will come out of it. It should take us approximately a month to get through the book. The chapters average about 11 pages, which you can probably read in 15 to 25 minutes.
For wizzas who complain about brain fog or lack of concentration, I think this would be a good exercise, so don’t miss the opportunity to join us. You can probably reallocate 20 minutes of doomscrolling to this instead.
As for getting the book itself, I’ll be using the digital library system at archive.org. You need a free account. Registration only requires an email, username, and password. You are free to use whatever method you prefer. As long as you have access to the book, that’s all that matters.
You can find several editions available to borrow here:
https://archive.org/search?query=A+Canticle+for+Leibowitz&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22I’ll be using this one, simply because I like the formatting better:
https://archive.org/details/canticleforleibo0000unse_d5n4/mode/2upPic related, our schedule.