Michel Faber ; The Book of Strange New Things Review

First let me apologize for being absent so long. A remarkable amount of stuff came up. However, things seems at least slightly more stable now, and my first semester of college is over and done. And I'm ready to return.

 I rate books by three main categories, an extra category if the book deserves a special category for some reason, and the overall enjoyment factor.

 

Disclaimer ; This book was sent to me for free for an honest review. 

The Cover;

The whole design of this book is really appealing. The cover is mysterious and the pages are gold rimmed. You heard me right, the pages are gold. This makes perfect sense considering the story, and how bibles are often rimmed in gold. 

The Story;

Now I'm not a religious person by any means, but this book does deal with religion in particular Christianity. It's not like typical christian fiction, I think. It centers around a man, Peter, who is a pastor and is instructed to convert a population. He leaves his wife behind. It follows both of their stories and their email-like communications. It's not action-packed or anything but it was very interesting, and like nothing I've read before. 

The Characters ;

Peter is a very compelling character, and we learn the most about him, I feel, through his communications with his wife. He is a very kind man who goes through a lot of different emotions throughout  his missions. Although there is a heavy religious element to this book, and to Peter, it doesn't make him unrelatable. I think he and the other main characters are very well developed. 

Overall;

I thought this book was fascinating. It's like nothing I've ever read before.  I was sceptical after hearing the religious aspect, but it's not unrelatable, and the religion part isn't really handled the way I pictured. It's very interesting.

4.5/5