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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.
The structure of the book may be ethereal, but it is not helped by too many characters. Like a soufflé it is undermined by a couple of unneeded ingredients. By bouncing from one character to another, you are given the story piecemeal, but the reader is left a little unsatisfied as you never get to really know anyone. With its relatively short length, ‘Prayer’ is more of a novella than a novel. With this in mind it feels like a beautiful short story, rather than a slightly disappointing full length novel. However, seeing as it is being released as full format, I have some misgivings. If this book appeals then you might like to try[[Invisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk]] or [[Care of Wooden Floors by Will Wiles]]
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