The Inquisition of Jesus

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The society that he belonged to is not doing super well. Like a lot of the people he knew have died, obviously, because it's been 40 years. So yeah, it's known that he did bad stuff. He's in bad shape, like physically and mentally. And this is all you're you're getting this pretty early in the book.

We're back to sci-fi this week, but we take a break from the politics-heavy universe of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow instead uses science fiction to discuss anthropology, colonialism, and theology. There's some genuinely funny and warm stuff in this book, but there's a shadow hanging over the proceedings from the outset: eight people set out to explore the first known alien planet inhabited by sentient life, but only one comes back, and he's much worse for the wear.

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