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Because I loved The Sparrow so much, I was more disappointed than if I had just read this sequel on its own merits. While this book followed the relevant plot lines to their inevitable conclusion, the methods were a bit contrived, and some of the dramatic points were sucker-punches. All in all, it relied less on character development than the first book, which made it less compelling to read.
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so good. I put off reading this for a long time, convinced that it couldn't come close to The Sparrow. however, this is just as good.
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Not quite as good as The Sparrow, but what sequel ever is? Very good, even if it did get bogged down with a little too much political talk.
Jan 20, 2019
Loretta
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Slow start but a strong finish. Once this book gets going - and it really is a straight up continuation of The Sparrow - the structure and timeline gets a little complicated, what with the interstellar travel and all. But the story of Emilio Sandoz is just, oh, so, breathtaking and heartbreaking altogether. There is theology and philosophy and human nature and alien nature, and yes, these are two books I will read again someday, methinks.
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On par with the prequel. Solid and enjoyable if somewhat too improbable.
I can't give this 4 stars because quite frankly the middle 100 pages or more sort of bored me. The Sparrow was slow moving, too, but it kept me more engaged than Children of God did. True to form, though, the ending (I thought) was well done which redeemed the book quite a bit. It's a good continuation of the first book, but not nearly as gripping.
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"Children of God" is the sequel to "The Sparrow", which I read a few months ago. I figured that I should hurry up and read this one while "The Sparrow" plotline is still relatively fresh in my mind. It's a good read with touches of relligion/spirituality, sci-fi, romance and action/adventure.
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Apr 09, 2007
mandy
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Apr 11, 2009
Christian
marked it as sci-fi
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Chris Lott
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Elizabeth
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