Ventnor Library’s Reading Group meet on a regular basis to discuss their thoughts on the book
Here’s what they thought of William B Young’s, The Shack. Have you read it? Do you agree with the views shared below?
“”¦is the author a religious person trying to reach the non-religious with a novel?…”
“”¦how can anyone write so with such perceptive insight into the human psyche, but so badly?..”
Is it just badly written?
“”¦is he trivialising the nature of grief, or is it badly written so that it appears to trivialise?..”
“”¦do I not get it because I am not religious?..”
“”¦if you already have a relationship with God you may find this incomprehensible and facile – I gave up”¦”
“. .patronising, twee and too American for me”¦”
“”¦actually I enjoyed it once I suspended disbelief..”
“”¦yes, it’s a piece of fiction but, is it actually questioning our assumptions and stereotypes, and is that therefore a good thing?..”
“”¦is it just a marketing exercise, to provoke media interest, is it a con?..”
“”¦there are at least two books which have been written to refute it”¦so it is provoking discussion of modern spirituality”¦”
“”¦I went with it because I was intrigues but I got a bit lost once we were dealing with the Holy spirit..”
“”¦so heavily symbolic “¦.I thought the end was a letdown”¦”
“”¦it made me angry “¦.you would have to mark the passages that say something insightful and therefore be able to miss out the rubbish – because there are some really perceptive and spiritually helpful bits”¦”
