The Book of Strange New Things

I am not yet sure what I think. Therefore, I will confine myself to a few remarks.

Although Peter's Christian tradition is very different than mine, and has a vocabulary and way of talking about “religion” that is very different from the ways I am accustomed to, I found the dialog by him and his wife to be honest and real. I do not know anything about the author at all, but so often when writers who are not specifically Christian try to write Christian characters' dialog, it is cringe-inducing. Faber knows the people who is writing about, at least, if he is not one of them. I would never find myself talking like Peter, but I know lots of folk who do, and Faber is not mocking them.

I am grateful that the book did not wind up being a hatchet job on the Christian Faith. It's OK that there is doubt and uncertainty, but it strikes me as honest and realistic, not malicious.

Faber brings into question what we mean when we talk about what we talk about as Christians, and I appreciate that.

That is enough for now. Maybe after some thought I will produce a more helpful review.