the shack, the shack, the shack is on fire

so i finished "the shack" about 3 days ago, but i have not been able to report on it until now. after purchasing the book on a whim based on its categorization in barnes & noble, i then found out that jeff & carolynne brown and troy douglas were reading it. as i stated, it did not start out captivating, and about 75% in i mentioned repeatedly to kel that i just wanted to plow through it as it was still not gripping my interest. fortunately for me, the last quarter of the book was entertaining and made the read worth it.

to summarize, looking at the book as a story, i did not really care too much for the characters. also, it was very slow at times with the author appearing to forget it was a piece of fiction and seeming to over-defend certain questions the protagonist asked that in real dialogue would have been answered with a sentence. the end saved the book for me, as i did want to find out how things would result.
looking at the book from the christian part of "christian fiction", i did have objections to certain parts of the book, some of the major parts. however, there are many biblical statements that were made in a way that caused me much introspection. i felt these were beneficial and applied to things i could be doing better in my relationship with Jesus.
therefore, the final recommendation is such: for a person solid in their beliefs, i would recommend it and urge them to read it with a questioning mind, not taking everything stated as truth. for a person searching, undecided on their faith, or a new christian, i would not recommend it as i am not sure i would have been able to discern the solid vs. shaky topics discussed in the book at that point in my life.

laura kheir, i am sorry this is such a long post without pictures. i like pictures on blogs, too.