The Chronicles of Narnia

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There are several passages in the Chronicles of Narnia where the book just like takes a break from the book for a couple chapters to tell you what's happening. There's an episode two or three seasons in where after how many seasons of like fearing the alien robot race, they show you scenes from their point of view. And it very quickly illustrates a whole bunch of questions and answers a whole lot of questions that you had about these people. Being the third born is not a great place to be.

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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