I did not like The Shack. I read it three times this week because I did not want to stop with my first impression. Each time I read it I was able to more accurately identify exactly what I did not like about the book and exactly what my objections were to the author himself. I didn’t want to leave it with just complaints about the writing or the racial stereotypes applied to god. I wanted to have more to say, and I have distinct things to say about both the author and his actual message and hope that I can write in such a way as to ensure that each of my objections are understood separately. A writer and his/her words deserve two distinct judgments and should rarely, if ever, be considered in the same thought. .
The Library of Congress and my bookstore categorize this book as “Christian Fiction” It was recommended to me by Aunt J’me, Uncle Tony, and my favorite mother-in-law in waiting, Barb (who has recommended me more great books of fiction than anyone I know). (more…)
