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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
5.0

This book was soooo good. The BookTube reviews focused on the wrong points, in my opinion. My favorite thing about this book was the characters. Almost any person in this book is someone that I would relish knowing in real life. They feel incredibly real. They are often funny (not funny ha-ha, funny like the older people in your family who speak their mind no matter what), they have tempers, they sometimes take offense, they are so smart, and they are brave. The fellowship between them is strong.

I also so appreciated the prose. This is definitely a book for adults. This is a sci-fi first contact novel, and the sci-fi is well done. Yes, it delivers on the world building, though we still have plenty of mysteries. But what the reader truly takes away is something much more personal. Highly recommend! It does get dark in some parts, so prepare yourself.