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I started reading this with the full understanding that the story would be infused with a lot of religous/spiritual ideation-I knew that going in and as a "non-religious" person thought I'd still give it a read based on its enormous popularity. The story started out great because there was an actual story in the first part of the book. Young is a fantastically talented writer. Unfortunately I started losing interest in the book just about the time that the story all but disappeared. The story va
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I enjoyed this book enough to recommend it to people I know that have some religion to them. I can tell you the author has not gone though a missing person or a murder of someone close to them. I thought it was just a little too neat for what has happened. "The Great Sadness" was suppose to reflect Mack's depression but it seemed more like a way to describe a place where the author had never been.
There were some good messages in the book that I think any reader can take away and put in their li ...more
There were some good messages in the book that I think any reader can take away and put in their li ...more
This book is 246 pages of emotion. I can honestly say that I laughed, cried, felt anger, and joy. I am by no means a person who typically reads books about God or religion at all, but this book drew me in, and I couldn't put it down. I firmly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a take on God not seen before. While I can't say that it fundamentally changed me, but it certainly got me thinking.
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Mar 09, 2011
S.C.
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it was amazing
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All christians and non christians should read this book if they want a clearer view on God
One of the greatest books I've read! Absolute favorite of mine!
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This is with out a doubt one of the best books, I loved it!
Jan 20, 2013
Elaine
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did not like it
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