The Book of Strange New Things

This book was depressingly enchanting.
I liked that the main character was a minister in love with God and I didn't find him irritating or unbelievable or preachy. I'll pretty much love any story you give me about first contact so that helped. Though I did have a bit of trouble trying to think of what kind of anatomy would allow a creature to be able to pronounce all english sounds except for “s” and “t”? They can say “th” and “v” and nasal sounds but not “s”? All other stops except for “t”? Anyway. The story has melancholy heart. Maybe you can get my drift from all the opposing adjectives I'm using. It was beautiful and sad and slow. Really compellingly slow. Even when nothing was happening I couldn't put it down. Michel Faber has beautiful prose and I'd really like to read more of him.