The Incomparable Mothership #316 September 4, 2016
“The Sparrow”

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After 20 years, we revisit Mary Doria Russell’s first-contact classic “The Sparrow.” It’s a story about aliens, spirituality, and why God allows terrible things to happen to good people. And boy, do terrible things happen to people in this book. (Content advisory: One of those things is sexual assault of humans by aliens.)

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Show Notes

“What Are We Reading” selections aren’t in the show notes right now due to Labor Day vacation prioritization. Sorry about that.

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