The Shack.

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The Shack

By WM. Paul Young

4 out of 5 stars.

What happens when tragedy strikes us? Where is God then? After the tragic loss of his daughter, Mac is lost in grief and finds it hard to move on, as well as finds himself drifting away from his previous relationship with God. The Shack is Mac's journey of a lifetime and delves into where God is when things go wrong. 

I've had a rocky road with religion. As a bisexual woman its been hard to keep my faith when the church tells me that I'm fundamentally wrong, but I also was never able to fully give up my faith that I had held so fast to since I was young. This book is probably one of the only times I've read something that makes me feel like I am enough for God and that the way I am is not wrong. I found myself hearing exactly what I needed to hear as I read this book. This book is so insightful and really focuses on gods true message, which is unending love. When you peel away all the doctrine and rules and traditions, all there is and ever was is just love. The characters are also fantastically written. God appears to the main character in the form of a big and extroverted African American woman, which is so heartwarming to read. That being said, the pace of the book could be better, but overall, I really enjoyed this book and I gave it four stars.  

I recommend this to everyone who identifies as a Christian or anyone who feels that they aren't enough to be a Christian or to be loved by God. 

Thanks for reading another one of my reviews! I'm posting bi-weekly now! Be on the lookout for new posts coming Mondays AND Fridays. I'll see you all on Monday with my review of  The Summer I Learned to Dive by Shannon McCrimmon.