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ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLYS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR "A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT . . . Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense."--USA Today "AN EXPERIENCE NOT TO BE MISSED . . . If you have to send a group of people to a newly discovered planet to contact a totally unknown species, whom would you choose? How about four Jesuit priests, a young astronomer, a physician, her engineer husband, and a child prostitute-turned-computer-expert? Thats who Mary Doria Russell sends in her new novel, The Sparrow. This motley combination of agnostics, true believers, and misfits becomes the first to explore the Alpha Centuri world of Rakhat with both enlightening and disastrous results. . . . Vivid and engaging . . . An incredible novel."--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "POWERFUL . . . Father Emilio Sandoz [is] the only survivor of a Jesuit mission to the planet Rakhat, a soul . . . looking for God.' We first meet him in Italy . . . sullen and bitter. . . . But he was not al
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The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell
Mar 10, 2007

Pros: Pros start on page one, end on page 405.
Cons: The Cowardly Cons were nowhere to be seen.
Bottom Line: THE SPARROW is everything I want in a novel. Perfect from start to finish.
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The Sparrow: A novel of survival and beauty
Mar 13, 2002

Pros: One of the most thought provoking novels around. Not for sissies.
Cons: Most SF readers will be disappointed by the ending.
Bottom Line: Religion and SF usually don't mix. Here they make up a tasty melange of philosophy and science might bother some readers, but those who persevere will be rewarded.
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The Dark Space Voyage of the Soul? Beauty for Ashes? Horror for Healing?
Jan 20, 2005

Pros: Gets down to the core of most people's faith and emotion and starts scraping...
Cons: Some sloppy science, made all the more so by the blandly revealed alien culture.
Bottom Line: I can think of a dozen reasons you should read The Sparrow...starting with its ideas of faith, hope, love, and the pain that can be associated with all of those.
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Jesuits in Space? Bittersweet and Tormenting Test of Faith
May 25, 2008

Pros: Riveting story, vivid characters, unusual premise.
Cons: There are some adult situations that could be disturbing for a younger reader.
Bottom Line: The Sparrow is a moving and beautifully told tale. It will make the reader laugh and cry and ultimately sigh.
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Moving, deeply thoughtful, engrossing
Mar 12, 2000

Pros: This one has it all.
Cons: Plot's foundation is a bit shaky.
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The Road To Hell & Good Intentions
Jul 24, 2000

Pros: Perfection
Cons: The sequel
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Why, God, Why?
Apr 17, 2000

Pros: Good characterization
Cons: Sci-fi details not explained adequately
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Sparrow: an ambitions sci fi novel from a new author
Dec 06, 1999

Pros: new author, interesting questions
Cons: plot flaws, dissatisfying answers
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Interesting allegory
Jan 16, 2000

Pros: Gripping story, excellently told, wonderful allegory
Cons: Possibly contains flawed science
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brilliant thoughtful sci-fi
Oct 02, 2000

Pros: Thought-provoking view of clash of cultures
Cons: Some offensive language
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