I’m currently pawing my way through A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M Miller.
I’ve enjoyed it so far. Indeed, I’m a little giddy with anticipation concerning Brother Francis’ discovery.
Here’s a review
http://www.sfsite.com/10b/cant19.htm
That’s quite cute. We had a beautiful kitty called Potato who liked to nibble on fingers dangling appealingly from the edge of sofas. One minute you were lost in a reverie, the next you had a boisterous kitten hanging from your paw!
I know better now, of course: I should have thrown him some...