# The Sparrow

**Author(s):** Mary Doria Russell
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-sparrow/verdict.json
**Genres:** literary-fiction, historical-fiction, romance, sci-fi
**Pages:** 428
**Publisher:** Brilliance Audio
**Published:** Mon Jan 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9780449912553
**ISBN-10:** 0552997773
**ASIN:** B000SEIFGO
**Amazon categories:** Religion & Spirituality > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction
**Amazon binding:** $8.99
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-sparrow

## Description

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.

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **Status:** Not enough unpaid reviews (`insufficient_data`)
- **Paid-hype signal:** Cannot judge paid hype from this sample (`insufficient_data`)
- **Unpaid reviews:** 0
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
- **Machine-readable:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-sparrow/verdict.json

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**Themes:** First Contact, Religion & Faith