Russell paints the outerspace life well: it is alien and eerily beautiful, and it’s our Earth group which is outlandish there.īut in the next 17 years, something goes horribly wrong. Our overly-optimistic group also succeeds in making “first contact” with the aliens there. The PlotĮmilio and a few of his closest friends travel to Planet Rakhat, as part of a top-secret space mission to search for extraterrestrial life. Sandoz’s biggest strengths are his self-awareness, and his faith in God which can move mountains. Emilio is a devout Jesuit priest and a good man whose friends love him. The Sparrow is set in the future, and revolves around Emilio Sandoz. For both agnostics and believers alike, this is a story that will send you reeling. Mary Russell does a spectacular job of blending science and religion in this book. The book raises some uncomfortable questions about our perception of and our (according to the book, unfounded) expectations from God. I read The Sparrow some time back, but I am reviewing it here only now.
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