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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood — A Deconstruction of Faith and Religion REVIEW (Patreon)

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2021-07-09 03:26:24

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2024-05

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I'm just starting work on the next On Writing video (the last On Worldbuilding video came out last week), I'm two thirds of the way done with On Writing and Worldbuilding Volume II, and I also have the next 2 videos written out ready to film. One of discussing a character arc and the other is discussing science fiction.

But in the meantime, here is a review of a book that really affected me. I still think about it, and I think I will continue thinking about it for a long time. It's a book about escaping a dystopia, but really about faith, religion, and the long hike of deconstruction.

Tim

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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood REVIEW — A Deconstruction of Faith and Religion

Come follow me on Goodreads or Twitter for more ah-spicy book takes GOODREADS https://www.goodreads.com/hellofutureme TWITTER https://twitter.com/TimHickson1 INTSTAGRAM https://instagram.com/tim_hickson_hfm/ MY BOOK https://tinyurl.com/y5mwpyyj PATREON https://patreon.com/hellofutureme 0:00 Intro 0:19 This dystopia—what's it about? 1:10 Why this book hit me so hard: my faith 3:55 How to write a religious disillusionment arc 4:35 The kind of dystopia that's hard to destroy 6:00 The writing 6:30 Handling multiple perspectives 7:00 A freaking brilliant juxtaposition 8:40 The dark, grim world of Gilead 9:40 Final thoughts