Like most Texans, I was raised very religious. Like most people who have religion shoved down their throats for 18 years, I am now an atheist. Atheism isn’t why I hated The Shack, though, it’s because it’s a fucking terrible book. I realized pretty quickly I didn’t like this book, given how shoddily the words are put together. I don’t even want to call it writing. I think I digested about 20% of the overall book, followed along completely, and still felt I gave it too […]
The Shack
In The Shack we follow Mackenzie Phillips’ (Mack). Mack has five children, two of them are out of the house. On Labor Day weekend, Mack takes his three youngest children, a son and two daughters, camping at Wallowa Lake near Joseph, Oregon. Mack’s wife, Nan, is unable to join them. They spend the long weekend there exploring the area and having a good time. On the last morning, the older of the two children on the trip, go for one last canoe ride on the lake. It is at […]