false <![CDATA[The Shack]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188677589m/1812457.jpg 1812457 18 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! 2666268 book 1 5 2007 The Shack total:28540|5:8445|4:7354|3:6366|2:3883|1:2500| 28540 100975 42151 10040 1 64 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 17:18:09 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 01 00:22:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 50 false false Mon Jun 02 11:21:34 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 03 17:30:34 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 02 11:21:34 -0700 2008 .
This is a hard book to review because you pretty much have to separate it into two parts. The novel, and the theological.

This man is not a writer. As far as the novel aspect of this book, I don't personally be...more...]]> 2 68 false false Wed Sep 24 10:48:37 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 10:48:37 -0700 2008
Invariably, they responded to my negative response with something along the lines of "You have to! It changed my life! I was full of questions, and life ...more...]]> 3 40 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Feb 26 11:02:15 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 19:30:08 -0800 2009
Added to my review below...more...]]> 1 36 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 04:20:43 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 04:22:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 38 false true Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 15:26:15 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 07:50:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 25 false false Fri Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 11:51:46 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 10:43:13 -0700 2008 not get carried away and be too effusive about this book. When one has spent time with someone or something, it is natural to feel a close connection to that thing and, I think, lose objectivity. Obviously I didn't try too hard to be calm and subdued in my praise because one can see th...more...]]> 1 20 false true Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 02:19:19 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 02:24:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 17 false false Tue Dec 16 17:08:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 17:10:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 17 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 05:31:54 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 06:12:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 18 true false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 19:37:41 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 10:54:03 -0800 2009 1
This book has been hailed, among other things, as a gripping page-turner. However, my personal refusal to put it down had less to do with any interest in the story than it did with a desperate desire to get it over with. I hate this book for so many reasons that it...more...]]> 5 19 false false Tue Jul 29 07:19:56 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 13:50:17 -0800 2009
This is the story of Mack, a man whose 6-year-old daughter was abducted and brutally murdered during a family camping trip. The serial killer, a man who leaves a ladybug pin everytime he kills...more...]]> 2 9 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 19:06:03 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 12:09:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 10 true false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 11:35:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 11:46:01 -0700 2008 Is this a good book? Not really. So many people seem to be obsessed with it and I can't qui...more...]]> 1 14 false true Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 17:11:56 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:21:18 -0700 2009 7/31 - God, I am glad that's over.
So, I thought long and hard about giving this book 2 stars. I really did. Here's why:

1. author states heaven is NOT gold/pearl streets. (yay!)
2. author st...more...]]> 5 9 false false Sat Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:42:48 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 12:48:31 -0700 2008 The Shack is a book you will thank yourself for reading. While it can be a bit didactic at times, it is not overtly so. It’s more a story of journey and relationship—discovering who you are through learning more about who God is to you. I’m no theologian, but I do like to imagine myself as the...more...]]> 5 11 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 03:59:35 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 10:10:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 8 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 09:12:20 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 16:01:18 -0800 2008 The Shack was not particularly shocking to me on any level. I didn't find it life-changing, it didn't rock my perceptions of my faith, and it certainly isn't the best book about God I've ever read. On the other hand, neither did I think it was a cesspit of heresy and sacrilege.

In case y...more...]]> 5 7 false false Sun Aug 17 21:48:21 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 21:55:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 8 false false Sun Jun 29 15:08:59 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 15:18:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1812457