The Book of Strange New Things

“A tale that lives in my head, and resurfaces every time I get a papercut. Profound and profoundly strange tale of a missionary sent to a foreign planet to spread the word. But the perspective from this new world will test his faith for good. “Peter was struck by the scar’s essential nature: it was not a disfigurement, it was a miracle. All the scars ever suffered by anyone in the whole of human history were not suffering but triumph: triumph against decay, triumph against death.””

“unlike anything i have ever read. i think about this book often, and it's the first one that comes to mind when someone asks for a rec. even if you're not typically a sci-fi reader, give this one a try.”