Eva Marie L. (babyjulie) - , reviewed on 4/10/2011 + 336 more book reviews

I'm so happy no one told me this was 'life-changing'. That one statement almost ruined The Shack for me. I read this mostly because it looked and sounded interesting to me. And also because of the hype surrounding it. I don't always fall for the hyped up books - in fact, unless it does interest me in some way I couldn't make myself read it. Twilight and the rest? No can do. This was borderline for me. It seemed also to be borderline light fantasy and fantasy is something I've always tended to shy away from, even light fantasy. I probably only read this at this point in my life because my sister wanted it and I ordered and received it on PBS.
I expected slow and unrealistic and I got the opposite pretty much. Charlie and Tess are both characters you can really cling to and hope and wish for. Sam couldn't have been portrayed any better and the same can be said for so many, if not all, of the secondary characters. Tink, while a very odd name for a burly man IMO, is a great add-on character. He didn't play a huge part in the story but he brought a lot to the table.
I like Ben Sherwood's take on crossing over. I can only hope he's more on the mark than missing it. I very much liked the introduction and the author's note. The few pics of Sherwood on the movie set were an added bonus.
I'd certainly give a favorable opinion to anyone asking me my thoughts on the story and I'd even recommend if the opportunity arose. I doubt I'll see the movie even though I've been told, by more than a couple people, that it's good because I'm not big on t.v./movies anyway and in my experience the movie - most movies - aren't anywhere near as "good" as people say. I'd like to remember the story as I remember it now.
I think this may be one I'll keep a copy of for Julia when she gets older. I'd be interested in her opinion on it eventually.

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