A Canticle for Leibowitz is a major classic of science fiction, one of the true must-reads of the genre. Therefore I had high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. I found it confusing and unengaging. I had a hard time figuring out who was who (since every character seems to have two or three names) and why they were doing what they were doing. Sometimes a chapter would flash-forward to a couple of characters a few weeks later, with no explanation of the meantime. I don't know-perhaps it's just me, but I never got into it and ended up finishing it more out of duty than pleasure.