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ISBN
9780679451501

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679451501
ISBN-13
9780679451501
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1514712

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sparrow
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Religious, General, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Fiction
Author
Mary Doria Russell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
23.9 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
96-011180
Reviews
Excerpts from reviews of Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow "It is science fiction brought back to the project with which it began in the hands of a writer like Jules Verne: the necessity of wonder, the hope for moral rectitude, and the possibility of belief." --America "Russell's debut novel...focuses on her characters, and it is here that the work truly shines. An entertaining infusion of humor keeps the book from becoming too dark, although some of the characters are so clever that they sometimes seem contrived. Readers who dislike an emphasis on moral dilemmas or spiritual quests may be turned off, but those who enjoy science fiction because it can create these things are in for a real treat." --Science Fiction Weekly "The Sparrowtackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence." --San Francisco Chronicle "The Sparrowis an incredible novel, for one reason. Though it is set in the early twenty-first century, it is not written like most science fiction. Russell's novel is driven by her characters, by their complex relationships and inner conflicts, not by aliens or technology." --Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "It is rare to find a book about interplanetary exploration that has this much insight into human nature and foresight into a possible future." --San Antonio Express News "Two narratives--the mission to the planet and its aftermath four decades later--interweave to create a suspenseful tale." --The Seattle Times "By alternating chapters that dramatize Sandoz's tough-love interrogation with flashbacks to the mission's genesis, flowering, and tragic collapse, The Sparrowcasts a strange, unsettling emotional spell, bouncing readers from scenes of black despair to ones of wild euphoria, from the bracing simplicity of pure adventure to the complicated tangles of nonhuman culture and politics.--The smooth storytelling and gorgeous characterization can't be faulted." --Entertainment Weekly From the Trade Paperback edition.
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.
LC Classification Number
PS3568.U76678S63

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  • by c_alfred
    05 May, 2021

    Three dimensional characters.

    I would have rated this piece as a 4.5, because it is a geniunely good piece of writing. The plot has substance, the characters are credible. The author's descriptive ability and mastery of the language are admirable. Considering all aspects of the novel, I could recommend it to anyone (who still reads books), without reservation.

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    01 Nov, 2018

    Wonderful novel

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