Wow, just finished the first part of the 3 part novel. I'm moved, torn, and the ending was a total surprise. Best book I've read in a while, I just wish I had picked it up sooner. Working on part 2 now.
For those who haven't read it, it's a 1959 novel about the aftermath of a nuclear war, 700 years after. People blame technology and science for the war and has spent the last hundreds of years "simplifying" the world. Books are burned and intellectuals are hunted and killed. An order of monks tries to preserve as much knowledge as they can by keeping a book of memories, based off of whatever was left after the "Simplification". The Catholic Church survived the nuclear holocaust and plays a big role in the novel.
Great read so far, there's some Latin terms involved but most you can figure out on your own from context if you don't know it. For a book that talks a lot about religion, I never felt like I was being preached to, just a very moving and great book. And I've only finished part one! I can't wait to read the rest. I suggest anyone who hasn't give it go.
