The Shack
by William P. Young
from Windblown Media

Editorial Review:

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!

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Inspiring Book - Makes You Think Outside of the Box
  The Shack is an inspiring novel based on core spiritual truths. It is hard to put down once you begin reading it. I found my self laughing and crying at the same time. It makes you think outside of the box regarding God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. It shows how simple and beautiful real love is. You definitely will want to share it with friends and family. I did! I am waiting to get it back so I can re-read it.

• Sloppily Sentimental, Theologically Shallow and Riddled with Clichés.
  As a work of fiction and a theological narrative The Shack scores below average on both fronts. For book so highly touted by well-respected critics, this book was a huge disappointment.
  The Fiction.
  If grading just the book for the sake of it's fiction and Young's writing abilities I'd give it a C+.
  To Young's credit the plot is provocative. A runaway teenager grows up, goes to seminary and gets married all while battling the demons of an abusive father and family he leaves behind at the age... more info

• Awesome
  What a book! Keeps you on the edge of your seat, and is thought-provoking! I loved it!

• A surprisingly touching read
  Let me start by saying, I picked up this book with no expectations, no summary and without reading any reviews. I was looking for a fictional story--or, a light read. I have been reading more serious topics in nonfiction concerning spirituality, enlightenment, and soul-purpose lately, and I thought I was reaching for a break when I picked up this best-seller.
  Behind a gripping story-line (the murder of a child), there is a Christian-based teaching with a spiritual feel to it. This type of story always... more info