The Shack in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Apr 30, 2012 Terri rated it it was ok

i read this at the recommendation of a friend...it is outside of my normal zone of books and i always appreciate when people give me recommendation for books out side of my zone...having said that i doubt i would have picked this up on my own and even if i had i doubt i would have finished it...it didn't grab me and i struggled...i also had issues with the flow of the book and there is a blaring error that caused me to yell out loud to my living room...i know others have connected to this book a ...more

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Dec 31, 2015 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, christianity-general

I'm not giving it 5 stars because it was well written...it wasn't. When I read up on this novel afterward, I found out that this guy was actually encouraged by his wife to write this book for his kids and it was self-published, which explains the lack of editing, especially in the first few chapters of setting up the story. It isn't important to list each freeway and road you took on your drive to the campsite...just saying. Anyway, the reason I gave this book five stars is because of the messag ...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Katie rated it did not like it

UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH. In fairness, I didn't know a thing about this book except what the front cover looked like (spooky), so I was all set for a mystery or a crime drama. While there is a horrendous crime involved, it just went SO downhill from there. Atheists, beware. Non-atheist Christians, enjoy. ...more

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