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Author: William P. Young
Publisher: Windblown Media
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1071 reviews
Sales Rank: 3
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0964729237
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780964729230
ASIN: 0964729237
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Entralling and eye-opening! August 17, 2008
This book kept me entralled and awestruck from the moment I picked it up. It read it all in a day and a half. The author writes in such a way as to make you feel as if you are the main subject yourself. I felt every emotion the main character felt and through every experience he went through I gained a new understanding into the character of my God and how amazing He is. Mr. Young's descriptions of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are totally refreshing as a way to allow a person to see God's nature in a new and fresh way. It is totally Biblical, insightful and heartrending, but will stretch you in your faith in a way you do not expect. I rated the book 4 stars because I was a bit confused as to whether it was a true story or not. However, I highly recommend it to anyone. A must read!
 The Long Road to Forgiveness August 17, 2008
This is the story of a bitter man's experience in meeting the Trinity. Under the guidance of each member of the Trinity, he learns to forgive those who have wronged him. Moreover, he learns to forgive himself.
 This book is worth LESS than one star. August 17, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you're looking for the politically correct guide to religion, look no farther. The premise is interesting -- God sends a note to a bereaved father, asking him to meet Him at the shack where his daughter was killed. And if you discount the way the reader is beaten over the head again and again and AGAIN with an Indian legend that mirrored the little girl's pending sacrifice (and compared both with the Atonement), the story part is fairly interesting (if not particularly well written).
When Dad gets to the shack, however, the story stops and the reader is in for the most hare-brained ride of his literary life. The shack contains the entire Trinity -- God (a fat black woman), Jesus (a middle eastern dude who could be Al Gore with a sense of humor), and the Holy Ghost, who is either a Mexican babe or an Asian babe. (I can't remember her ethnicity, because by then I was trying to decide whether to finish the book.) The book was so odious that I'm not even going to send it to Goodwill. I will destroy it so nobody will read this particular copy again.
I read the Celestine Prophecy, years ago when it was the new age "religious" book that everyone HAD to read, and I only consigned it to Goodwill. This book is infinitely worse, because you've got Jesus/Al Gore there, telling his rapt listener that institutions such as marriage are hurtful and devisive, and can't we all just be friends? Another biggie is that "responsibility" is also a dirty word, and we shouldn't be living like that. How politically correct can you get?
I had already read two documents at the back of the book that advocated buying many copies of the book, giving them to everyone you meet, and even leaving them in public places for strangers to find so their lives will be saved. AAARGH!
This book makes the Stephenie Meyer vampire books seem sophisticated!
If your life is so devoid of meaning that this is the kind of book that will help you, don't let me stand in your way. Revel in it. You're not going to find my copy at a used bookstore, however, because I don't want to be responsible (oops! dirty word!) for leading someone astray who obviously needs a reason to live.
If you want to feel good, read Norman Vincent Peale. The Shack is an absolute waste of time and money -- and it's all the more vile because it is presented as doctrine.
The Shack August 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've shared this book, The Shack, with so many people and ordered consistantly from Amazon. The price was right and the service great.
The Shack by William P. Young August 17, 2008
I recommend this book 200%! I have never read a book like this! I feel like it possibly could change my life. My relationship with God needs to be where Mack's is in the end of this book. How awesome that would be! I will strive for it everyday!
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