On “A Canticle for Leibowitz”

Re:On “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by AdmiralAsshat on Thursday July 28, 2022 @09:14PM (#32271995)

It's strange, you rarely hear it mentioned in the same breath as other post-apocalyptic literature like A Boy and His Dog or I Am Legend. I was only made aware of it while reading an article about the making of Fallout.

So, thanks for the indirect recommendation!

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Re:On “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by thfuran on Thursday July 28, 2022 @10:50PM (#32272632)

>It's strange, you rarely hear it mentioned in the same breath as other post-apocalyptic literature like A Boy and His Dog or I Am Legend.

Only because I rarely hear either of those mentioned at all, unlike Canticle.

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Re:On “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by the_af on Friday July 29, 2022 @12:51AM (#32273259)

I Am Legend is famous for having kickstarted the modern "zombie" trope, as pioneered in cinema by George Romero. He cited I Am Legend as his major influence; he just changed vampires to... ghouls is it? Romero didn't call them zombies.

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Re:On “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by TedDoesntTalk on Friday July 29, 2022 @12:10AM (#32273051)

I Am Legend has been made into a film at least 3 different times. It’s influenced a lot of people even if they never read the book.

EDIT: The Last Man on Earth (1964), The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007), 28 Days Later (2002)…

My favorite is 28 Days Later

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Re:On “A Canticle for Leibowitz” by upsidesinclude on Friday July 29, 2022 @03:57PM (#32281158)

Given your references I feel bound to offer up:

The Road, McCarthy

And in a different sort of apocalypse:

Nueromancer, Gibson

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