Welcome to a #FridayBookShare post it’s been a while since I joined in with this game created by Shelley Wilson
#FridayBookShare
With the weekend approaching it’s the perfect time to seek out new books to read, so Shelley has created a Friday Book Share game to help search for that ideal read.
First line of the book.
“Who wouldn’t be sceptical when a man claims to have spent an entire weekend with God, in a shack no less? And this was the shack.”
Recruit fans by adding the book blurb.
Mackenzie Allen Philips’ youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his “Great Sadness,” Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend.
Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack’s world forever.
In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, “Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?” The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You’ll want everyone you know to read this book!
Introduce the main character using only three words.
Mack: Hurt, angry, judgmental.
Delightful design
Audience appeal
Those interested in spiritual life, religion, Christian fiction, theology, philosophy.
Your favourite line/scene.
“Well, Mackenzie, don’t just stand there gawkin’ with your mouth open like your pants are full”, said the big black woman as she turned and headed across the deck, talking the whole time. “Come and talk to me while I get supper on.”
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Anyone can have a go – all you need to do is answer the following questions based on the book you are currently reading/finished reading this week and use the hashtag #FridayBookShare
First line of the book.
Recruit fans by adding the book blurb.
Introduce the main character using only three words.
Delightful design (add the cover image of the book).
Audience appeal (who would enjoy reading this book?)
Your favourite line/scene.
Really fancy this, thank you!
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Wow, this sounds great! 😊
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Ooh, not read this one then Shelley?
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No I haven’t. It sounds great 🙂
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It’s amazing – read it
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On it!!
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So interested to see what you think of this Rosie – I read it a few years ago and I have to be honest I absolutely hated it! Can’t wait to find out what you think 🙂
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A challenging read, there were many parts which were hard to grasp and sections I need to re-read. A marmite book, strong on Christian religion, is my fist impression.
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I was given this to read a while ago and, like Alison, I really disliked it.
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It was a hard read, Mary, review needs some thought.
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Wow.. I like this.. will play next week.
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After reading the comments now I’m curious. I keep meaning to join on this, but never seem to have time for two posts or rather three, on a Friday. Perhaps over the holidays…
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost bought this book. For some reason I just haven’t committed to reading it yet, but I’m drawn to it each time I see it in the bookstore. Great to see it on Friday Book Share. Makes me think I will take yet another look at it yet again.
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I’d never heard of it until recently, I tend not to read books that are ever “in vogue” , so although this has been about for a good while, I’d not known about it. Then when browsing in Waterstones it jumped out at me, so I made a rash buy.
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I’m not an “in vogue” reader either. I tend to follow authors and genres I like rather than trends. The cover on this one was the first thing that attracted me and it keeps drawing me back to it each time. I’m just worried the story may be too dark and depressing for me.
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Oh no it’s, the first bit that is a bit sad, and there is an anxious part, but the main bit can be quite uplifting.
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Great! That’s good to know. I think the next time I’m in the bookstore, I’ll pick it up!
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I really enjoyed this book, but it’s been ages ago. Nice to be reminded. 🙂
Wonderful review.
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Thanks Tess.
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
An original way to review a book on Rosie Amber’s blog.. In a game created by Shelly Wilson.. It gets the message across..
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So glad I saw this. A friend had recommended this book to me years ago and I had forgotten about it. Now I’m off to get it! 🙂
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Ive read this – an unusual choice of book for me, but what a story. Who knows if it’s true but I love that his talks with god challenged his perceptions of his religion. Fab choice.
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