thelibrariangirl 's review for:

The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber

5.0

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It has been 2 days now since I finished The Book of Strange New Things. Coming at this from the POV of a person with faith in Jesus, and a large chunk of life spent working in a church, I was a bit anxious to see what Faber would do with a Christian lead character. I was immediately absorbed by this story and even now find it weaving in and out of my brain as so much tragedy unfolds on earth. Is there a planet out there with a USIC compound and the most gentle, fascinating, thoughtful city of aliens in brightly colored robes? And the kicker-what world would you choose? I have spoilery thoughts about Peter & his faith and what happens next, so I can't share them here, but I can't wait to beg people to read it so we can talk about it! Final thought-if you read this, you must read interviews with Michal Faber about this book, and about his wife. I feel that knowing about his life made this even more poignant.