A review by clairechum
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

4.0

The Sparrow is not a light-hearted book, by any means. A great read that challenges many ideologies and practices of the Jesuit Catholic Church, but difficult content nonetheless. Difficult in terms of keeping track of the neologisms created by Russell within her creation of another planet and species and also difficult in terms of the seriousness of topics and horrific events that occur within the story. I read this book for an entry-level Theology class in college and it brought up many intense yet thoughtful conversations so I would recommend reading along with someone else that you can talk through it with.