The Sparrow
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Praise for The Sparrow
“A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today
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This manages to include cosy character interactions as well as moments that break you as well as the characters you've gotten to love without the shift feeling inappropriate. That said, the majority of the book is the former, with glimpses into the future telling you of the looming doom. One might say that there is too much time spend on setup with too little time on the actual first contact story, but while I would have loved to have more page time on the planet - which it was absolutely fascinating - the setup was both needed to get attached to the characters and absolutely delightful. While I cared for some characters more than for others (which mostly correlated to how much time was dedicated to them prior to the space mission) it's an awesome cast in general and everyone was pretty unique but also believable. This book is heavy on themes, most importantly the source and impact of religious believes, sexuality and the complexity of interpersonal relationships, which are all present both in discussions as well as in the plot. However, I'm not sure if I like the ending: maybe it was just too much for me or maybe it just didn't handle the topic all too well, either. I will have to process that further. As a whole, this was a great read: emotional, interesting, intelligent and compelling. For a few readers it might be too slow and not enough about space exploration, though.
The Sparrow begann vielversprechend, ich fand die Idee einer Mission zu einem anderen Planten interessant und die Figuren sympathisch. Doch im Verlauf der Buches merkte ich irgendwann, dass ich nicht wirklich Lust hatte weiterzulesen. Möglicherweise lag es teilweise daran, dass das Buch ziemlich düster ist und man früh weiss, dass die Mission nicht gut ausgehen wird. Andererseits bekam ich aber auch mit der Zeit etwas ein durcheinander mit den Figuren in der neueren Timeline wer wer war, was ihr Ziel war usw. Mir gefielen die Teile in der Vergangenheit oftmals spannender und in der neueren Timeline schien sich kaum etwas zu entwickeln. Am Ende stieg die Spannung jedoch nochmals und das Ende gefiel mir wieder echt gut.
Description
Praise for The Sparrow
“A startling, engrossing, and moral work of fiction.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Important novels leave deep cracks in our beliefs, our prejudices, and our blinders. The Sparrow is one of them.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Powerful . . . The Sparrow tackles a difficult subject with grace and intelligence.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Provocative, challenging . . . recalls both Arthur C. Clarke and H. G. Wells, with a dash of Ray Bradbury for good measure.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Mary Doria] Russell shows herself to be a skillful storyteller who subtly and expertly builds suspense.”—USA Today
Book Information
Posts
This manages to include cosy character interactions as well as moments that break you as well as the characters you've gotten to love without the shift feeling inappropriate. That said, the majority of the book is the former, with glimpses into the future telling you of the looming doom. One might say that there is too much time spend on setup with too little time on the actual first contact story, but while I would have loved to have more page time on the planet - which it was absolutely fascinating - the setup was both needed to get attached to the characters and absolutely delightful. While I cared for some characters more than for others (which mostly correlated to how much time was dedicated to them prior to the space mission) it's an awesome cast in general and everyone was pretty unique but also believable. This book is heavy on themes, most importantly the source and impact of religious believes, sexuality and the complexity of interpersonal relationships, which are all present both in discussions as well as in the plot. However, I'm not sure if I like the ending: maybe it was just too much for me or maybe it just didn't handle the topic all too well, either. I will have to process that further. As a whole, this was a great read: emotional, interesting, intelligent and compelling. For a few readers it might be too slow and not enough about space exploration, though.
The Sparrow begann vielversprechend, ich fand die Idee einer Mission zu einem anderen Planten interessant und die Figuren sympathisch. Doch im Verlauf der Buches merkte ich irgendwann, dass ich nicht wirklich Lust hatte weiterzulesen. Möglicherweise lag es teilweise daran, dass das Buch ziemlich düster ist und man früh weiss, dass die Mission nicht gut ausgehen wird. Andererseits bekam ich aber auch mit der Zeit etwas ein durcheinander mit den Figuren in der neueren Timeline wer wer war, was ihr Ziel war usw. Mir gefielen die Teile in der Vergangenheit oftmals spannender und in der neueren Timeline schien sich kaum etwas zu entwickeln. Am Ende stieg die Spannung jedoch nochmals und das Ende gefiel mir wieder echt gut.