The Shack

By: William Paul Young

Genre: Fiction (Christian)

Pages: 252

Published: 2007

Told in: Third Person

Compare to:

Walking With God, John Eldredge

So You Don’t Want to Go to Church Anymore, Jake Colsen

He Loves Me, Wayne Jacobsen

In a nutshell:

After evidence is found in a shack that Mack’s kidnapped daughter was murdered, he falls into a deep sorrow. Years later Mack receives an invitation from God to visit him at the shack. When Mack goes, he learns things about God and religion that he never expected.

What you may enjoy:

This is a pondering book, mostly filled with theological conversations between a man and God. If you want a book that makes you think and ponder on your religious beliefs, this may be a book for you. The relationships in the book are profound and tender.

What you may NOT enjoy:

The depiction of God as a women and how casually God is depicted is uncomfortable, bordering on blasphemy. Some of the religious theology is strange. The book feels a preachy and insincere.

Note: You will either love or hate this book. There is not much in between.

Warnings:

Violence and Disturbing Images:

Girl jumps from a cliff; boy tied to a tree and beaten; man falls, gashing his head; boy nearly drowns; girl kidnapped; torn girl’s dress soaked in blood

Sex and Nudity:

Man kisses his father on the lips; Jesus kisses God on the lips

Language and Profanity:

Damn (3 times); hell; oh my God; bitch

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