{"id":19156,"date":"2026-03-11T07:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/why-is-the-shack-so-popular\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:07:18","slug":"why-is-the-shack-so-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/books\/why-is-the-shack-so-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is &#8220;The Shack&#8221; So Popular?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why have millions of people read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0964729245?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=guidepostsonline&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0964729245\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Shack<\/em><\/a> and continue to read it? Lisa, my wife, is in a book club group formed by members from our church that just started reading it. I still see it on the commuter train I take to work. And <em>The Shack <\/em>has now been on the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller\u2019s list for 111 weeks. That\u2019s incredible for a book that originally was self-published by author William Paul Young, who thought that he\u2019d only <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/inspirational-stories\/inspirational-stories-hope-and-faith-helped-author-shack-heal-after-affair\">write a nice story for his family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" class=\" size-full wp-image-36682\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/TheShack_cover.jpg\" style=\"width:120px; height:187px; margin-left:5px; margin-right:5px; float:left\" \/>So I\u2019d like to know, what makes <em>The Shack <\/em>so special? How did it intrigue so many people? Why has it brought hope and faith to so many readers?<\/p>\n<p>I have my own theory about this, but I\u2019m just one person. I\u2019d like to hear what <em>you<\/em> think. Would you share a thought or two about why you liked <em>The Shack<\/em>, or why you think it\u2019s been so popular?<\/p>\n<p>Please leave a comment below, or if it\u2019s easier, you can comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/David-R-Morris\/142049602495598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my new Facebook page<\/a>. For anyone who responds (with more than 50 words) by Tuesday, August 24, I\u2019ll randomly draw three names to each receive a free copy of the book to keep or pass to a friend, or any one book you see on <a href=\"http:\/\/shopguideposts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shopguideposts.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, in an upcoming blog post, I\u2019ll offer a general summary of what I find out. I think it will be revealing.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if you want to see more about <em>The Shack<\/em>, check out <em>Guideposts<\/em>\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/inspirational-stories\/inspirational-stories-hope-and-faith-helped-author-shack-heal-after-affair\">story on author William Paul Young<\/a>, or our <a href=\"http:\/\/guideposts.org\/video\/stories-of-faith\/a-conversation-with-paul-young-author-of-the-shack\">online videos of the author<\/a>. You\u2019ll also find an honest and touching <a href=\"http:\/\/stevebrownetc.com\/2008\/05\/podcasts\/steve-brown-etc\/the-shack-william-paul-young-on-sbe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast interview<\/a> here at Steve Brown, Etc.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for taking a minute to offer your opinion, and I look forward to hearing from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why have millions of people read The Shack and continue to read it? 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