A review by usedtotheweather
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

5.0

from 2009: "  | When I first read this book at the end of middle school, I was so stunned and horrified by the events in the novel that I thought I would never read it again, and I gave the book away. But the story has haunted me ever since; I decided to reread it.  The story is no less riveting or horrifying than the first time.  But the beauty of the story is more evident.  Exploration of religion, philosophy, love, mixed together with a compelling plot--the what-ifs of meeting a new intelligent species.  "