I'm skimming my flist on someone else's computer in an apartment with no wireless, so this is mostly to remind myself to come back here and read/respond more thoroughly when I get home Tuesday.

For now, I will say that both The Sparrow and Children of God are, for me, in that category where I am completely blinded to any faults the book has by my adoration of the characters. Emilio! Mendes! Jimmy! Anne! *clutches characters to bosom*