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!

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The Shack:

This review will be in two folds. First, from being a reviewer and second, based on my opinion (which I never try to do - but, in this case, I feel I must).
From a reviewing perspective:
The book is poorly written and does not meet the "writing standards" of a novel. First, there is way too much dialogue and second, the author does not perform the task of making you feel there. It's just words written about. It starts out well, but then you lose focus. Or, at least I did. If it showed more... more info

Shack Up With This One!:

I have to admit I wasn't sure what I was getting into when this book was recommended to me. At first I thought it was from either one of two genres both of which I am not prone to enjoy: sappy Christian sentimentality or easily solved murder mystery. But instead I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book, I found it to be both unique and inspiring.
The book begins oddly with a normal family experiencing an all too familiar disaster in today's society, a missing child and the family... more info

You have to actually READ the book to appreciate it!:

This book is a wonderful piece of literature to help bring you closer to God and spirituality. I wouldn't characterize it as a "Christian" book, but rather a book for all who believe (or want to believe) in God. I noticed that almost all of the negative reviews included the statement that they didn't finish the book. How on earth do you review a book that you haven't finished??? That is not fair to the author. Yes, the beginning is tough to read, but if you continue to the end, you will see the genius of... more info

i am amazed:

i read "the shack" after several requests from my sister to do so. she is reading it for the third time.
first let me say that i am overwhelmed by all the religious folks who have condemned the "harry potter" books. i am a fan of harry. i am a christian. i understand a work of fiction.
i have read "the shack". it is a work of fiction. mack has a dream and awakes with healing of his pain and sorrow. hey, whatever works for you.
my problem:
i am a member of a book club of which "the... more info

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