2.77k reviews for:

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell

4.16 AVERAGE

rligon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

morefey's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jonicash's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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On the reread it hit so fucking hard man.

megangude's review against another edition

4.0

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Jesuits in space! Not my typical genre... but well worth reading.

It's a little bit Jose Saramago meets Robert Heinlein. Disturbing but completely engrossing, with characters that are so compelling and likable that I couldn't (and didn't) put it down.

trashley_123's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lorrilou's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

la_verovero's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Grief, Murder

jessa22's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

farmerwan's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vulpesvulpes22's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder