tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post3881355046324382121..comments2023-11-26T01:21:35.860-07:00Comments on Mormon Mommy Writers and Friends: My ShackMarianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-1581936837427551762012-11-01T08:29:04.006-06:002012-11-01T08:29:04.006-06:00I completely loved The Shack! I think it did a goo...I completely loved The Shack! I think it did a good job of showing that we all need a personal relationship with God. I like when Christian writers use their knowledge of the Bible plus what they feel to come up with an image of God. It's always amazing to me how close they get to what we know as Mormons. I didn't know the book was self published that is awesome!Mormon Mormon Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404600277609409184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-89906182584352182872012-11-01T02:08:01.824-06:002012-11-01T02:08:01.824-06:00Perhaps I'll say that I hope the only similari...Perhaps I'll say that I hope the only similarity with my books is the self-published worked making the NYT bestseller list...Anna Buttimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559142770865747131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-36367281756226049082012-11-01T02:07:28.753-06:002012-11-01T02:07:28.753-06:00Thanks Wendy, actually now that you've come ou...Thanks Wendy, actually now that you've come out and said it I'll admit that I hated it too. I really felt that the author just wanted to vent his bizarre doctrines and fooled readers into thinking it was a novel. The plot was thin quite apart from being distressing. And according to Wikipedia, he wrote this book for his children! If they were any younger than 21, he should be locked up for child abuse. "Hey kids, here's a bedtime story about one of you getting tortured and murdered and Daddy having a religious experience in the woods."Anna Buttimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559142770865747131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7814771751990061325.post-10266945155295631482012-10-31T21:44:21.530-06:002012-10-31T21:44:21.530-06:00I read the Shack because my uncle highly recommend...I read the Shack because my uncle highly recommended it. I should have known better, this is the same uncle that thought Napolean Dynamite was the funniest movie ever made.<br /><br />I didn't just dislike The Shack - I HATED IT! It's not controversial, it's confusing! It starts out dark, and doesn't get any brighter. It's just horrible!<br /><br />I hope, for your sake, the comparisons between it and your book end as soon as possible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com