This book is hard to get into at first. But once the plot opens up and the story line is moving it is a really good book. I think it is a book that needs to be read more than once to understand it more fully.

The fact that this is science fiction is secondary. Looking at faith, love, exploration and how we approach others different from ourselves lends itself well for a discussion. You'll be thinking and talking about this long after your meeting!

This book is not an easy read but it is worth it. Beautifully written, The Sparrow makes even the athiest question their beliefs.

Our discussion covered religion, faith, social issues, science, love and more! Great read!

This book creates some thought-provoking discussions about a person's faith and a country's arrogance about superiority.

This book will make you think about who else is out there and how we, as a society, would react to such a situation.

the ending was somewhat unsatisfying

This book was an easy read with very likeable characters. I thought the writter did a great job developing the characters and was very descriptive of the various settings.

A good book for those who don't read sci fi, because there are so many relatable themes. It's odd, but at times a real page-turner. The religious aspect is a bit heavy-handed, but that probably helped to make it such a good discussion book.

A haunting and tragic tale of the intersection of faith, science and exploration.

If you are not a Sci-Fi fan, don't be turned off the synopsis of the book. I avoided reading this book for several years because I usually don't like Sci-Fi. This book has less to do with science fiction and more to do with expansionism and faith

This book evoked a lot of lively discussion at our book club meeting. Wonderful writting coupled with thought provoking themes. I would highly recommend!