I don't think it is a good choice for a reading group. Such a a badly writen book. There are so many really good books out there, why chose this one?

angelinapink:

 I don't think it is a good choice for a reading group. Such a a badly writen book. There are so many really good books out there, why chose this one?

 

All reading groups are different but at ours, the main thing enjoyed by the members is the "out of book" discussion.  This is where we talk about the book, maybe following some discussion questions found online but then, because of some aspect of the story, the discussion continues beyond the book and we all talk about our own life experiences.  So in the case of The Shack we will discuss our own religious beliefs and so on. 

 I got to the middle of this, to where God was a black woman and almost didn't bother but I'm glad I carried on and I really enjoyed the rest of the book. I'm not religious but I know the bible from when I was younger and liked this because of the idea that if Adam and Eve had stayed in the Garden of Eden there would be nothing bad in the world. I liked that all evil is man-made and so is the church which has nothing to do with what God and Jesus are about which is something I had considered over the years. I also liked that forgiveness doesn't take away the anger or emotions, just removes the need for revenge and we should look for the reason people do evil things.

Mostly I just like to read an other view of a situation which is why I'm one of the very few people who enjoyed Dan Brown's views on religion and symbolism in the Da Vinci Code and the discussions on the various religions in Keeping Faith by JP.

Tracey x