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Book Review of The Shack

The Shack
The Shack
Author: William P. Young
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


I can't even begin to tell you how much I hated this book. I always read a book all the way through especially something that is touted as "you have to read it, it's wonderful". I felt like I was losing my mind as I trudged my way through this nonsensical use of words. It amazes me that people either love it or hate it. There is no in between. I forced myself to finish it only because I was afraid I would miss the wonderful thing that would happen that would change my life. It never happened. My God is not a big black woman cooking in this ugly shack nor is the Holy Spirit some trivial weird thing. My friend of more than 40 years almost severed our relationship over this book because I was so adamant about not liking it. I couldn't even like the book cover. So glad I didn't die right after I finished it. What a waste it would have been for my last moments on earth to have been used on that nonsensical book.