The Shack is an enlightening book on how God sometimes uses tragedy in our lives to draw us closer to Him. It deals with how the elements of the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) work together in our lives. About mid-way through it gets deep - sometimes you have to re-read sentences, paragraphs or pages to get the meaning. A few of the descriptive segments are a little long and in my opinion don't ad to the story. Overall it is a good book.