The writing flows effortlessly and how the author managed to create a whole new species and language baffles me. Throughout the novel, the couple writes to each other, revealing the human condition and how we react when love is tested by not only space but time. The novel is from the point of view of Peter, a married Christian man who travels to a foreign planet to teach the word of God to a group of alien natives, or “Oasans.” He leaves his wife behind on Earth, where things become disastrous in his absence. I was skeptical to read this book because the “The Book of Strange New Things” is what the author calls “The Bible.” The book surrounds around the Christian faith, and I thought it would be overdone, yet to my surprise I really enjoyed this book. The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber is a novel that takes the reader through a journey of humanity, love and loss.
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