The Shack : Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

from tututhefirst

I can see how some people who take their Bible very literally are NOT going to like this. Others will have trouble with the level of the writing, which is as another reviewer said 'kinda hokey.' Ten years ago, I would have thrown this book in the trash heap. But now, the fact that the author stat...

from morningwalker

This book didn't change my life and I found it tedious. It felt like I was reading a self-help novel . "If you do all these things right you will be enlightened." If it gives comfort to some, that is wonderful, but the writing just wasn't good enough to inspire me. I think some people are searchi...

from fig2

Aside from the fact that this book makes absolutely no sense and the blatant racism is jaw-droppingly shocking, it is horribly, awfully, terribly written. Good for Young for writing a book for his kids, but having it published for the rest of us to witness his elementary hen-scratching was really...

from swynn

I wasn't inclined to read this, but a friend repeatedly insisted that I _must_ read it, and I finally gave in. Like many others, my enthusiastic friend had found this book enlightening and comforting, so all I can say to him is that it wasn't my cup of tea. So _this_ is where I record my honest r...

from Laurenbdavis

I feel rather bad writing this review, since I suspect the author was well intentioned and I know lots of people feel their theological understanding has been broadened/deepened by this book, and God bless 'em. I wanted to like this book. However, goodness it's poorly written. (A well respected b...