Books like The Shack

The Shack by William P. Young reads as hopeful, reflective. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

When bad things happen to good people

Harold S. Kushner · 1981

Both explore faith & grief

74% genome match

The pursuit of God

A. W. Tozer · 1897

Both explore spirituality & faith

68% genome match

Peace of soul

Fulton J. Sheen · 1949

Both explore spirituality & faith

69% genome match

Two-Part Invention

Madeleine L'Engle · 1988

Both explore grief & faith

68% genome match

How can it be all right when everything is all wrong?

Lewis B. Smedes · 1982

Both explore faith

67% genome match

Money, sex & power

Richard J. Foster · 1985

Both explore spirituality

63% genome match

All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten

Robert Fulghum · 1986

Same self-help feel

62% genome match

Reaching out

Henri J. M. Nouwen · 1975

Both explore spirituality & faith

70% genome match

O Vendedor de Sonhos

Augusto Cury · 2008

Same self-help feel

61% genome match

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch · 2008

Same self-help feel

59% genome match

Niet ik, maar Christus

Corrie ten Boom · 1984

Both explore faith & spirituality

68% genome match

If

Amy Carmichael · 1938

Both explore faith

63% genome match