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The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell PB list price $12.00 Fawcett Books (October 1997) ISBN: 0449912558 408 pages average review: Reviews: This gets: a from eryka: Wow. Cried for the last 50 pages. Excellent. A tale that takes on spirituality, God, other planets, and humanity. Despite the incredibly deep subject matter, and occasionally technical jargon, it's an easy, wonderful, life-changing read. From the back cover: In 2019, humanity finally finds proof of extraterrestrial life when a listening post in Puerto Rico picks up exquisite singing from a planet which will come to be known as Rakhat. While United Nations diplomats endlessly debate a possible first contact mission, the Society of Jesus quietly organizes an eight-person scientific expedition of its own. What the Jesuits find is a world so beyond comprehension that it will lead them to question the meaning of being "human." When the lone survivor of the expedition, Emilio Sandoz, returns to Earth in 2059, he will try to explain what went wrong -- to himself and to the world. eryka.com scale: So good you just can't stand it. Almost that good. Sort of good. Generally a waste of time. Destined for the recycler. If you'd like to review this book, or another, click here Similar books by category: women writers | science fiction | american fiction Go home | Go to reviews home © 2002 eryka.com. All rights reserved.