Review of The Attenuating Puritan
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Review of The Attenuating Puritan
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Attenuating Puritan" by Robert McGuiness.]
The Attenuating Puritan by Robert McGuiness is a critical commentary on the impact of our destructive behaviors on our physical, spiritual, and mental health. In the allegorical Garden of Eden, the people are faced with so many problems, like birth defects, sterility, cancers, and lung, heart, and liver issues. The future is bleak.
Amidst the chaos and tribulation, the Puritan emerges, bearing a divine assignment to cleanse this garden, this planet. He will not only attenuate the toxins and chemicals causing these problems but will also attenuate lies, power, money, and wars. He sacrifices his body, taking in all the impurities so that he may get rid of them from our planet. He moves from state to state, and he meets different kinds of people—like Mark, Katherine, Dog, Kat, and Newday—who impact his life in various ways.
The Attenuating Puritan suffers mockery, moral shortcomings, and health challenges and even gets into trouble with security personnel. In all these, he trusts in the one who sent him. In his dream, he sees industries vanish, military spending slashed, and the people looking out for one another. Will the Attenuating Puritan succeed in this mission?
This story is rich with allegory and sharp metaphor, which begins right from the first page with the account of a dream and what the participants—the toddler, the mother, and the nightmare—represent. Also, the Puritan as a person and the activities surrounding him bear various health, environmental, societal, and spiritual significance. The story's message on the impact of toxins and chemicals was effectively conveyed, with the Puritan's sermon on the heap being the most outstanding for me. Furthermore, the Attenuating Puritan has been broken to paint a vivid picture of the precarious condition we are in. We see him fall and rise. We see him getting sick and healed. We see him out of track and back on course.
However, there are certain things that did not sit well with me. While the author has clearly explained that the names and incidents in this story are either imaginary or used fictitiously, the Attenuating Puritan's utterances when he was masturbating and during his sexual escapades with Aura and Newday seemed like a deliberate, subtle mockery. Also, the profane and vulgar words became too much, to the point of discomfort. Lastly, I was not satisfied with the way the story ended. I expected something more justifying of all the toils and troubles.
This book earns four out of five stars, with one star removed due to the aforementioned concerns. The Attenuating Puritan will appeal to anyone interested in discourses on environmental and personal health.
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The Attenuating Puritan
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The Attenuating Puritan by Robert McGuiness is a critical commentary on the impact of our destructive behaviors on our physical, spiritual, and mental health. In the allegorical Garden of Eden, the people are faced with so many problems, like birth defects, sterility, cancers, and lung, heart, and liver issues. The future is bleak.
Amidst the chaos and tribulation, the Puritan emerges, bearing a divine assignment to cleanse this garden, this planet. He will not only attenuate the toxins and chemicals causing these problems but will also attenuate lies, power, money, and wars. He sacrifices his body, taking in all the impurities so that he may get rid of them from our planet. He moves from state to state, and he meets different kinds of people—like Mark, Katherine, Dog, Kat, and Newday—who impact his life in various ways.
The Attenuating Puritan suffers mockery, moral shortcomings, and health challenges and even gets into trouble with security personnel. In all these, he trusts in the one who sent him. In his dream, he sees industries vanish, military spending slashed, and the people looking out for one another. Will the Attenuating Puritan succeed in this mission?
This story is rich with allegory and sharp metaphor, which begins right from the first page with the account of a dream and what the participants—the toddler, the mother, and the nightmare—represent. Also, the Puritan as a person and the activities surrounding him bear various health, environmental, societal, and spiritual significance. The story's message on the impact of toxins and chemicals was effectively conveyed, with the Puritan's sermon on the heap being the most outstanding for me. Furthermore, the Attenuating Puritan has been broken to paint a vivid picture of the precarious condition we are in. We see him fall and rise. We see him getting sick and healed. We see him out of track and back on course.
However, there are certain things that did not sit well with me. While the author has clearly explained that the names and incidents in this story are either imaginary or used fictitiously, the Attenuating Puritan's utterances when he was masturbating and during his sexual escapades with Aura and Newday seemed like a deliberate, subtle mockery. Also, the profane and vulgar words became too much, to the point of discomfort. Lastly, I was not satisfied with the way the story ended. I expected something more justifying of all the toils and troubles.
This book earns four out of five stars, with one star removed due to the aforementioned concerns. The Attenuating Puritan will appeal to anyone interested in discourses on environmental and personal health.
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The Attenuating Puritan
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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