I'm right in the middle of reading The Shack by William Young. This book is just unlike anything I've ever read. The unpublished author, William Young, was unable to sell the manuscript and had to self-publish - the book is now in the TOP 100 at Amazon. It's absolutely exploding through the book world and I tell you: you gotta read it! It's very difficult to describe, which makes it all the more miraculous that it's soared to the top. The reason for it's great popularity, I believe, is that it deals with going to the dark and painful places of your history, and meeting God there. While it's official genre is "religious fiction", it's very prophetic in addressing the stuff we keep hidden in the back rooms of our lives that are secretly shaping and distorting our picture of who God is.
Pick it up at Barnes and Noble and let me know what you think. I promise it'll challenge you and mess with your thinking...don't give up on it, though. I think it's a really important book for everyone who's ever been hurt or felt abandoned.
About Me
- Bo Stern
- Wife to Steve. Mom to superkids. Author. Speaker. Blogger. ALS advocate.
2 comments:
Hi there Bo,
I just bought this book on Cheryl's recommendation...I brought it with me in my purse when meeting a friend and she was reading it as she waited for me...I haven't started it yet...I have some continuing education that I have to get busy on and I know that I will pick a book over the necessary task...but I plan to tackle it soon and I will let you know my thoughts!
I am so glad to have your blog address again...looking forward to reading what I have missed.
Helen
Oh goodness, Helen, I can totally identify with the big trick it is to fit a work of fiction into the rest of the required reading! This one sat on a table for days before I had a chance to pick it up...and I'm still trying to get back to it and finish. Tomorrow! Tomorrow it shall be accomplished!! :)
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