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enjoyed this book immensely and I think it could probsbly be turned into a play, It made me laugh and it made me think and also it taught me some very British expressions It was an interesting experience.
I loved how the author made God real and present in every day, Got a few lessons to think about from the book, Would recommend reading it, especially if you like Adrian Plass's style which I, by the way love! And also, I laughed so hard at times that people turned to look at me in the metro! Awesome.
Hilarious and at the same time causing me almost to cry,

I think many people would be able to relate to at least one of the four "storytellers" of this book.
For me, it was actually all four,

A thoughtprovoking story that awakens emotions and rationality,

Loved it! My absolute favourite Christian book, Profound, funny, thoughtfull. The author manages to say so many important things in this small book that I have to admire the talent, Ah yes, another funny read from Plass, however, this story is linked with the serious, An alien comes to stay in a church for a few months and ends up changing the lives of thepeople who are able to see him.
The book is composed of several parts, told by each member of the inner circle, Not scifi in any way, but rather a beautiful depiction of how people can change when there is one person in the midst of them who truly acts like Jesus would want them to.
Bestselling author Adrian Plass tells the humorous and poignant tale of a small alien who comes to live in a parish church.
In het begin was het nog een beetje geinig maar het verveelde gauw challenges you about your belief and what faith is.
A great read at many levels, A small, vulnerable alien mystic and four broken, vulnerable and beautiful people, A large vicar causing chaos by knocking everything over, Physical humour. People seeking the sacred through and despite their brokenness, Trying to pray. Dessert fathers!! A beautiful alien with English straight from the Book of Common Prayer, trying very hard not to cry and yet naming the brokenness and healing those with whom he waits.


I go to this book when I need to be reminded of the simplicity of my faith, Also when I want to be reminded that human is an ok thing to be, Simply and beautifully written, with physical and linguistic comedy, a keen sense of compassion and an appreciation of the absurd, God has a sense of humour, Ive never read anything quite like this book, Its the first Adrian Plass book I have read and now after reading An Alien at St, Wilfreds, I would like to own his entire collection, It is a story of four members of the Anglican church St, Wilfreds who meet a quaint, polite, teddy bearlike, curious little alien who calls himself Nunc, The Vicar of St. Wilfreds encounters him first and it is no less than an extraordinary encounter, and yet, so beautifully ordinary, The Vicar David Persimmon is asked to select three people who are also to meet Nunc, and every Thursday night for several weeks, four people David and the three others spend an evening with Nunc in the vestry of the church, drinking hot cocoa, laughing together, and laying bare their inner most spiritual struggles.


The story is told in four main parts where we read an account of the time with Nunc from all four perspectives.
The characters are so real and loveable in their integrity, their humanness, and all their imperfections and shortcomings, The dialogue is so heartwarmingly touching in places, and laughoutloud hilarious in others, I enjoyed every single page, and learnt a few things as well about God, about people, and about the relationship between the two.
There are profound, yet simple truths raised in the conversations between Nunc and his friends, some of which make me want to carry this little book around in my pocket everywhere I go so that I can quote certain parts to different people in different situations, or even just meditate upon them myself when I need some good perspective on life.


Its an amazing book I would recommend, no, implore others to read it, whether youre Christian or not, But especially if you have struggled with God or struggled with the way God does things, or perhaps struggled with a faith that feels dead or sluggish or pretend in some way.
I think I have a new favourite author!
One of my favourites, quite moving, Beautiful in its simplicity and quiet, A book that needs to be read at the start of every new year, Laughed, laughed, cried, laughed, cried, cried some more, laughed some more, bawled my eyes out, . . Musings on life as a Christseeker injected with British humor i, e. characters going off things that seem inconsequential but really aren't, My mother picked this up in a charity shop and gave it me to read because we thought it was a school story, comic fantasy,

or a mixture of the two.
It is not. It made me think, it made me cry three and a half times though who is counting and probably I will read some more by this author if we can find it.


I only had one caveat which was about the 'speaking in tongues', I understood why it was presented the way it was, and why it was given to a specific character, but felt that it came very close to misunderstanding the speaking in tongues in the Bible, which God uses to spread understanding to as wide a variety of people speaking a large number of languages as possible, rather than to hide his message/provide a message that needs literal translating.


Reread: I love this book, It's full of forgiveness and love, and it cleans my brain, The unusual story of the little alien Nunc and his effect on four different people in the struggling church of St Wilfred's.
Thoughtprovoking, amusing at times, and very enjoyable This was the first Adrian Plass book I read and it is hysterical! But poignant too.
Adrian is a struggling Christian with a wicked sense of humour, If you haven't come across Adrian Plass, If your not a Brit, you probably won't have there a little hard to find in the US then I highly recommend you look him up! One of my favourite stores by Adrian Plass.
Full of emotion, with a strong cast of characters and plot to back it up, This is my favorite Adrian Plass, There is less direct humor, and more serious reflection than other stories, It is the story of David Persimmon, a clergyman in The Church of England, He is a sad pastor, An alien appears to him in the church, He is small, white and speaks in perfect Book of Prayer English, The Alien says he has come to visit and learn for a while, He has chosen the name Nunc Dumuttus, The alien believes he is where he is supposed to be and that he is to meet with David and some of his friends.
The story is moving and touching as the Alien opens up each person to their own inner hurt and teaches them how to be healed and in part how to learn to heal others.
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