But the hard truth is that even if you do the best you can, you can still get screwed. My Thoughts:Įmilio thought that if he believed in God enough, prayed enough, worked hard enough, was good enough – God would reward his prayers. Emilio himself has lost his staunch love for God.
The media is out for his blood, and fellow Jesuits distrust him. When he finally returns to Earth, he is a broken and bitter man, facing accusations of prostitution and infanticide – grave crimes for a Jesuit. Russell paints the outerspace life well: it is alien and eerily beautiful, and it’s our Earth group which is outlandish there.īut in the next 17 years, something goes horribly wrong. Our overly-optimistic group also succeeds in making “first contact” with the aliens there. The PlotĮmilio and a few of his closest friends travel to Planet Rakhat, as part of a top-secret space mission to search for extraterrestrial life. Sandoz’s biggest strengths are his self-awareness, and his faith in God which can move mountains. Emilio is a devout Jesuit priest and a good man whose friends love him. The Sparrow is set in the future, and revolves around Emilio Sandoz. For both agnostics and believers alike, this is a story that will send you reeling. Mary Russell does a spectacular job of blending science and religion in this book. The book raises some uncomfortable questions about our perception of and our (according to the book, unfounded) expectations from God. I read The Sparrow some time back, but I am reviewing it here only now.
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