I got suckered into reading this book by the woman at the book store. I told her I was going on a vacation and that I wanted a good selection of books to take with me for entertainment and relaxation. She asked what sort of genres I liked to which I replied that I enjoyed, among some scant few other things, science fiction. She proceeded to suggest The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell, as something I might like.
It turns out that The Sparrow is about a group of Jesuit priests (and a couple of their friends) who go off to an alien world to learn what there is to learn. That doesn't seem like my ballyhoo, and it isn't, but that's just a simple description. For the main character, Emilio Sandoz, it's a journey to discover the depths of God and faith. more
