5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 26/11/2009

Hi

I read a lot and I had this book highly recommended to me by a number of christians. I found it difficult to decide if it was fiction or non fiction. It certainly had a lot of truths in it and was biblically sound.

It covers a story about a man who loses his daughter to a sexual predator. He can't cope with the loss and blames himself.

A message arrives in his letterbox one day from Papa (God) who invites him to a shack for the weekend. The story unfolds from there into an interesting account of how God interacts as the the Father (papa), the Son (Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. The man spends the weekend with God (in the trinity) at The Shack and God opens up his mind to see things from God's perspective.

The story is uplifting, forfilling and informative on Christian ideaologies. The end is has a nice twist to it and I really enjoyed it.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 30/12/2011

If you want to know who God really is, how it is that Christianity makes sense, if you want to cut through all the confusion and ideological debate over detail, read this book. The literary presentation make it an enjoyable read, yet each chapter at "The Shack" presents real insight into the nature of God and our relationship with him. Yep it has its critics, and I've read with care what they have to say, then re-read the book only to find the critique pretty much unfounded. The critique is helpful though, because it prevents misinterpretation of Christianity and the book itself. I would be possible to read things like universalism into it...even though, clearly, it isn't represented here. This book will challenge many readers, but it it's a long way from the "new age nonsense" a previous reviewer suggested. This book blew wide open the door to a faith I had all but lost, it brings it all together in a truly meaningful and coherent way. I had to read this book many, many times to really understand it, and I'd suggest listening to some of the interviews with the author out there on the internet. If all this book does is depict God in a way that makes us want to move towards a clear and strong relationship with him, then it has done plenty....and for so many across the globe, this is what it has done. This book changes lives. For those who are truly challenged by the book, who simply don't like it or its choices of symbolisms and literary style, that's OK, "it wasn't primarily written for you", bear in mind though, that his book is a beautiful doorway to many who will grow in faith from reading it and because of it, enter into theological debate and communities closed to them before. It would be a great shame to allow cynicism based on what seem to be misunderstanding of the book, to close that door. I grew up Christian, but I never really was until I read this book. Because of this book, I finally, sincerely, "get it".....and that's a beautiful place to be.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 13/11/2011

I absolutely loved this book, it spoke to me, and helped re-kindle my own faith. I enjoyed every minute and could not put the book down. I totally recommend it to anyone looking for a heart felt story.

1.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 12/08/2011

Did not like this at all - smacks of new ages nonsense & couldnt find a thing that resembled the Word in it. Put mine in the bin so that no-one else would be misled. I'd recommend steering clear of it especially those new to the Lord.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 08/03/2011

A fiction novel told a story about a father whose daughter get kidnapped and found that his relationship to God recovered after few encounters with God himself.
It's a novel that bring the message that God has control in everything including grief, misery, and other things and He always be able to bring this to great joy in the end. Really encouraging books to read especially if you're a doubter and thinking that God is not that nice at all.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 29/03/2010

An Interesting book. Shattered and challenged some old thinking and was refreshing and releasing really. very very very easy to read and not heavy on the religion at all.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 13/02/2010

This book may challenge your belief in what God is and his (her) personification is certainly a challenge to the main character. Always interested in spiritual and personal growth I thought the book was an emotional account of the pressures of grief, the embodiment of faith and the realisation of loves eternal gifts. After all the Bible is not literal and a persons perspective and experiences are worth respect and consideration.

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 26/11/2009

To all you folks who are looking for a great read this weekend try "The Shack". You will find it inspirational fiction and even revelational at times. I loved it so much I purchased copies for all my adult children and have HIGHLY recommended it to almost everyone I speak to. It is all about relationships, being a loving person and not being judgemental in any shape or form. Anne L

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 31/08/2009

Talk about blowing mindsets. This has book has revolutionised my thinking and helped me to see God as a personal friend who knows and loves me intimately. All I can say to those who stop at the part in the book when God is portrayed as a female...is...keep reading! If you can replace the mental picture in your head, as I did then you can absorb the phenomenal truths that illuminate things that perhaps were previously obscured. It's grace at it's core! LOVED the book. Gave it away and want to buy 10 more copies to do so!

5.0 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. – Customer review on 20/05/2009

This would be the best book I have read in a very long time. It made me re-examine my relationship with God and also it was a huge encouragement to me. I think everyone should take the time to read this book, I couldn't put it down!