A review by dansimon
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell

3.0

I first heard about this from a sci-fi podcast. I’m not quite sure if I would consider it sci-fi, but it did peak my interest listening to the synopsis as described in the podcast. I don’t think I would recommend this book to any hard-core sci-fi readers. However, this does have an interesting spin on a religion and the meaning of the human existence mixed in with space travel. In the end, I didn’t feel like the book really had that much of an interesting story to tell. The book felt like it was more of an opinion on philosophy and what it means to exist in the infinite universe by telling a story of alien first contact. The book left me wanting more. I kept waiting for a big climactic event, but it left me with more of a feeling of disgust. With that being said, I will probably read the next book in the series if I find the time.