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Mar 02, 2024
This was a forgettable book and a waste of my time.
Jul 19, 2022hao1234 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I read this once per year to remind me of what is truly important in life.
Mar 04, 2022takncarabizniz rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A fictionalized journey of faith, brought on by events no one should have to bear. Engaging, tender, traumatic, and profound. As I read, it reminded me of Dicken's A Christmas Carol, as the fellowship of each embodied spirit taught Mack…
Sep 03, 2021Janice21383 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
If you've ever wondered why God allows the rape and murder of a small child -- you won't find that out here. Or, I should say, you may if you define yourself as more"spiritual" rather than "religious", and believe God is love, religions…
Oct 24, 2020
"Christian fiction", but, of course, that's redundant.
Apr 30, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There is a significant amount of controversy surrounding this book. This is understandable. In The Shack by William Paul Young, the story begins with Mack Phillips, still wallowing in a "Great Sadness" that occurred a while ago. The book…
Jan 17, 2020
murder/message from God
Jul 09, 2019AutumnRoseNorris rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I think whether you like this book or hate this book (As seems to be the case in the reviews), this book is defiantly a must read. I think, even if you don't agree with the Philosophy in the book, it really makes you think about the roles…
Feb 12, 2019AnaKLM98 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Ok, my non Christian friend wanted to read this book so I decided to read it in order to see if it was a good book with a good message about God and if I would recommend it to my friend. I wouldn’t recommend this to my friend or to anyone…
Oct 07, 2018humming rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book does not pretend to be scripture so as you read it focus on the allegory and spiritual message and listen to the love in your heart. Regardless of what you believe about God this story does a wonderful job of communicating the…
Aug 30, 2018Dream24 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book is definitely not for everyone. Right up until the whole meeting with God and the shack, it was like any other typical suspense type book. There was a lot of theology and religious stuff in this, which totally had me glossing…
Jun 19, 2018kerrinorman rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Unfortunately, this is a quite poorly written folksy, homespun book that falls into the trap of most religious writing - "If I can't understand it, it must be God". I'm an atheist and a good book that intelligently investigates belief in a…
Nov 10, 2017nordicleather rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A spiritual experience as opposed to a religious experience. The Shack was very special, although my concept of the Devine does not follow the party line. I liked that the various images of God in The Shack were varied & weren't the ones…
Aug 22, 2017billhorton11 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
God is in control. He is sovereign over good things, bad things, weather, sickness, death--everything! I read Job before reading the Shack. In Job I learned that because Job trusted God, he could worship Him in his hard times. In the…
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Aug 15, 2017
This book shouldn't be included in the Christian category because it is so biblically unsound. It's feel good theology that's leading Christians astray. It's too bad that TBN is so sold on it.
Jul 29, 2017johncruse rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Sheer nonsense.
Jun 19, 2017Juliegal53 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Simplistic story with mediocre writing.
Jun 08, 2017texasbooks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I look forward to reading this book. I was 65 for three books but now to 14th on the list. Must be a great book to have to wait 3 or 4 months to get to read it!! This was the best book I have ever read. I enjoyed it very much. Will read it…
Apr 18, 2017
Not biblical --- teaches the wrong things to nonbelievers. If you are a follower of Christ - beware - read your bible to know the truth!
Apr 07, 2017Justyn rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
God loves you, but God's love is attached to His truth. This book offers many ideas contrary to His truth. It gives a false picture of who God is, I would stay away from it entirely.
Mar 17, 2017mellisarosesauers rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
while the book is totally different than the movie, which I don't like because the movie was so great but then the book was different, with not a lot of the same stuff, the book was amazing. It changed my life and my outlook on God, it…
Feb 28, 2017
Just not for me... The first few chapters were scintillating.. once Mack returns to the cabin, not so much..
Feb 17, 2017ccielusn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Really enjoyed this novel more than I originally anticipated. It was well written and heartfelt.
Jun 25, 2016sat7 rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Subject matter and style is not to my taste -
Feb 04, 2016Camila Mesquita rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book went from one star to four. I did not enjoy the beginning of the book and was a bit confused at times. But overall is a good book and I feel you can definitely take something from it.