The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity by William P. Young Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity
Book Review: "the shack"
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is greet I couldn't stop reading it until I reached the last page, it made me feel like I wasent alone!!!Book Review: #1 on my list
Summary: 5 Stars
The Shack caused me to search my heart and ask myself, "What would shake my faith?" William Young is able to put abstract topics into words as I've never read and understood before. I would recommend this book to anyone as a must-read.Book Review: #1 on the NY Times Bestseller list?
Summary: 1 Stars
Oy. I read this book cover to cover because a dear friend asked me to. She asked me to "read" it (rather than criticize and edit as I go along) but I couldn't comply. A <<really really>> good editor might have helped.
Eckhart Tolle lite. VERY lite.
Book Review: 'The Shack' is a unique blend of sadness, regret and tension; with a whole bunch of religion thrown in the middle. BCM
Summary: 2 Stars
The Shack is not at all what I had been expecting. When I read the descriptions of this book and all the rave reviews, I was chomping-at-the-bit to get a copy to read and review. As I began reading, I was blown away by the skillful writing and the story; the first four chapters, literally kept me spellbound! Mac's horror and sorrow because of the loss of his daughter is palpable and so very moving. Then I began reading chapter five and what a disappointment it was...right on through to the beginning of the last chapter. Chapters five through seventeen are a communion with God, as the holy trinity. The holy trinity however, is a somewhat eccentric blend of ethnic persons who stretch the plausibility and the imaginative bounds of who God could be. For some, this book might be a wondrously creative look at the heavenly father, though I can't help feeling that some Christians and/or religious people may well be offended by this potentially blasphemous characterization of the Holy trinity. These thirteen chapters include parables, re-worded scriptures, divine revelations and religious teachings; it is a not-so-cleverly-disguised religious conversion message (for the reader). Personally, I found the religious portion of this book, namely chapters five through seventeen, a distraction from the wonderful beginning. It had such potential!
This book may appeal to those who have faith in God and a religious and/or Christian background.
(4 out of 10 Diamonds) - I sort-of liked it
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Book Review: ....Nothing New...
Summary: 2 Stars
To be honest this is a slow and boring book, nothing new. Not one sentence make me think "ah.....now thats an interesting thought....". I'm sad because I had high hopes after reading the reviews.