A review by olliums
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

4.0

3.75 stars? read this because i stumbled upon a random forum post that was like, 'my favorite books of all time are Small Angry Planet, Goblin Emperor, and The Sparrow,' and i was like 'same on two of those!' so it immediately got added to the list. i see the connection (in the genre fiction character deep dive way), i don't know that I would put this so high. enjoyed reading it, took a while for it to get started i think, the sci fi was So Nineties, it was very cute, the aliens and the linguistics and the culture of the aliens, GREAT, the ending was........well i mean.

i know it was building up to a tragedy but the ending was.. rushed? glossed over? completely expected based on flashbacks? i mean. the two similar species of aliens, and the reveal of their interacting cultures, great, the like torture porn at the end.. why. really put a damper on the whole rest of the book is what im saying.