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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A popular work of fiction. Note; this book is located in the 'Fiction' section DLUC | Jul 9, 2009 |   This book is really overrated. There were a few interesting ideas, but it mostly didn't appeal to me. The versions of god presented as the parts of the trinity were meant to be unusual and challenge people's ideas, but I thought they were caricatures which were overused exemplars. I also thought the main character didn't question the assertions of the versions of "god" enough and simply believed without much persuasion. In the circumstances for which he had this meeting, I think there would have been more questions to ask and deeper feelings to be discussed. (  )ccavalli | Jul 4, 2009 | A man's daughter is kidnapped. While trying to cope with this he receives a letter from God to visit the shack where it is believed his daughter was murdered. He goes and experiences 3 days with God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus. He is taught about love, and relationships and then God shows him where his daughter is buried. It is not great prose but few are reading it as a novel. Patrons at my library have loved it, and hated it. All depends on the experiences in one's own life that let's them relate or not to the book's ideas. pak6th | Jun 23, 2009 | This book is not a theological masterpiece and shouldn't be taken as such. However, it is a beautiful devotional on the nature of grace and relationship with Christ. It is a much needed 'grounding' of some rather high theological principles that might not come to people too easily. It is a wonderful way to meditate upon what is or is not true about relationship with Christ. Taken as just that, it is marvelous. It is not terribly writing, nor is it a sound exegetical and theological study. Take it for what it is, don't ask for more and it is well worth the time and has many rewards to offer. (  )tkraft | Jun 20, 2009 | The negatives: The plot is simple. The dialog occasionally feels forced and the descriptions of the God figures are bothersome. The positives: Organized religion just barely finds a seat in the back of the bus bound for heaven. The concept of why bad things happen to good people is vetted in an interesting setting. A better life in the hereafter and even in this existence is within the reach of common folk. (  )Grandeplease | Jun 16, 2009 | 0.137 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0964729237, Paperback)Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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