Comments on: The Shack – Why do bad novels happen to good people? http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2009/02/the-shack-why-do-bad-novels-happen-to-good-people/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Walter http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2009/02/the-shack-why-do-bad-novels-happen-to-good-people/comment-page-1/#comment-1014 Walter Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:36:47 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=123#comment-1014 I remember when the throngs of Bookfair customers were desperately seeking The Shack. There was either a creepy hunger or steely arrogance in their eyes that was disturbing and made me want to hunt down Mr. Young and punch him square in the face. How's that for lit crit? Stupid f*#%@r. Bad things happen to good people because they do. And we hang on and don't kill ourselves and that's the mystery and the power and the glory, amen. Job doesn't get his family back-- he gets a different family. The people he had loved all his life are lost to him forever, and he must learn to live and love anew. What makes Young think he deserves anything more from God? Have you run low on books by Jews, Conan? Do you need to borrow some? I worry for your sanity now... I remember when the throngs of Bookfair customers were desperately seeking The Shack. There was either a creepy hunger or steely arrogance in their eyes that was disturbing and made me want to hunt down Mr. Young and punch him square in the face. How’s that for lit crit? Stupid f*#%@r. Bad things happen to good people because they do. And we hang on and don’t kill ourselves and that’s the mystery and the power and the glory, amen. Job doesn’t get his family back– he gets a different family. The people he had loved all his life are lost to him forever, and he must learn to live and love anew. What makes Young think he deserves anything more from God? Have you run low on books by Jews, Conan? Do you need to borrow some? I worry for your sanity now…

]]> By: Katie http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2009/02/the-shack-why-do-bad-novels-happen-to-good-people/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Katie Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:27:57 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=123#comment-924 Just thought I should post that apparently Demi Moore is currently reading The Shack. She twittered about it...and I read it on a celebrity stalker website. Here's what she said: "off for some brain dessert of AMERICAN IDOL before plowing back into my book THE SHACK for some enlightening soul food!" i still don't understand the point of twittering... Just thought I should post that apparently Demi Moore is currently reading The Shack. She twittered about it…and I read it on a celebrity stalker website. Here’s what she said: “off for some brain dessert of AMERICAN IDOL before plowing back into my book THE SHACK for some enlightening soul food!”
i still don’t understand the point of twittering…

]]> By: Perm http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2009/02/the-shack-why-do-bad-novels-happen-to-good-people/comment-page-1/#comment-632 Perm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:31:56 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=123#comment-632 Oh, and the "white guilt" thing -- brilliant. That had not occurred to us, Dude. But I knew it sat uneasy with me for a reason... Oh, and the “white guilt” thing — brilliant. That had not occurred to us, Dude. But I knew it sat uneasy with me for a reason…

]]> By: Perm http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/2009/02/the-shack-why-do-bad-novels-happen-to-good-people/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Perm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:12:08 +0000 http://gibberish.sidewhites.com/?p=123#comment-622 Kudos to this review. I can say that you and I are pretty much on the same page with this one. At the encouragement of my hierarchical superior in my place of employ, I had the book group that I facilitate (at aforementioned place of employ) read this one. Gah. I can assure you that you lost nothing in letting the final 40-50 pages go unread. And thank you for pointing out that "the writing [is] suspect" -- everyone seems to think that this is fine literature. I cleansed my palate by reading Adams' <i>Watership Down</i>. Which, incidentally, is all about the role a community of fellow believers plays in the common life. Kudos to this review. I can say that you and I are pretty much on the same page with this one. At the encouragement of my hierarchical superior in my place of employ, I had the book group that I facilitate (at aforementioned place of employ) read this one. Gah. I can assure you that you lost nothing in letting the final 40-50 pages go unread.
And thank you for pointing out that “the writing [is] suspect” — everyone seems to think that this is fine literature.

I cleansed my palate by reading Adams’ Watership Down. Which, incidentally, is all about the role a community of fellow believers plays in the common life.

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