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|title=The Atheist's Prayer

|sort=Atheist's Prayer, The

|publisher=Perfect Edge

|date=February 2014

|website=http://www.amyrbiddle.com/

|summary=Over a year ago a group of cultists all committed suicide during an eclipse. In only seven days time another eclipse is coming. Will history repeat itself, or can the disjointed lives of the characters in 'The Atheist's Prayer' be fixed before it is too late?

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I don’t shy away from a book with a little edge, in fact [[:Category:Chuck Palahniuk|Chuck Palahniuk]] is one of my favourite authors and his books can be so sharp you can shave with them. On the surface ''The Atheist’s Prayer'' would seem to be courting controversy; why else have such a provocative title? But, is it really that shocking? Nope. This is a story about how people deal with the modern world and what happens when dangerous ideals infect a vulnerable group.

I am not a subtle person in real life, so struggle with subtly in written form. Biddle has written a book about emotion and growth, how religion can inform us, but does not have to define us. That is all well and good, but usually I also like some strong narrative thread as well to keep me interested. This does eventually happen in ‘Prayer’, but only after the majority of the book is finished. You are almost asked to read the book as a puzzle, adding pieces as you go along; only able to recognise the whole once you are nearly finished. For some, this will be how books are meant to be written, but for me it was a little too loose in places.

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