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Summary: This Second Book Comes Up Short
Review: A big fan of Tuesday's with Morrie, I looked forward to his next novel. Unfortunately, I left disappointed. This is another book of a common man who may not have realized his worth to the world. And while I agree with this tenet, I don't think his particular telling of the story was as touching as I had hoped. Please keep in mind, my expectations were extremely high from Tuesdays with Morrie.In fact, it seemed like the esteemed sportswriter had discovered his "formula" book to now turn out for the dollars he may not be making in the sports world. Sorry to be such a cynic. I did casually enjoy the book but not nearly as touched as my wife.
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Summary: Hard to start quick to finish
Review: I like this book because of the missing links element. I really had to look for Eddie's life. He was a simple man and in beginning this book I thought he had been alone all his life. That missing element started my pursuit for the hidden details. This book was hard to get into at first. It is referring to such a simple non complicated man, so I think as I read to his death. My thoughts were "this is so depressing." However, when I got past the whole dying part, I found myself wanting to know more about this little man, who as a main character was left a little to be desired at first. I think that anyone who reads this book and takes the messages seriously will find connections to their life. The death of a person is a sad thing. Seeing a person having had so few people in his life that would remember him in a sense of making sure he had a proper burial was odd. Yet his story portrays a different person. One that lived and loved and learned, even though some of his learning came after his death, it sends a message of hope that in the after life, no matter what beliefs we have, there is forgiveness and there is peace. I think anyone who reads this book can make connections to their own life. The end of the book is definitely worth reading through some of the slower parts.
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This novel was incredibly inspirational. A lesson in each chapter that leads to a thought provoking period of time where you apply it to your own life. It is easy reading, yet don't let that fool you. It is a very well written novel without the use of SAT vocabulary words. Albom relates it to the common man, where one can identify with many of the situations throughout the book at one point of their life or another. The main character is so well developed, you feel like you know him, as though he was your friend, and he is telling you about his life.READ IT!! I definitly do not regret purchasing the novel.
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: The Five People you Meet in Heaven is an extraordinary novel with several thought provoking scenes and several "lessons" which make you consider your life and purpose. Eddie is 83, working as a Maintenance man at the local Ruby Pier Amusement Park. After a tragic incident at the park that kills him, Eddie transforms into many "stages" in his life in heaven. Surprisingly, each person he meets had some way in his life whether he knew them or remembered them. Each individual reminds Eddie of the importance in life and the universal idea that we are all connected in various ways. With all the lessons the five individuals teach, Eddie's understanding of life, family, strength and love is finally complete. The Five People by far is the best novel I have ever read. The ending of the novel leaves you wanting more and at the same time, its last pages makes one wonder about some of the things we take for granted. Mitch is an amazing writer who uniquely crafts Eddie's life between chapters of lessons and birthdays. Each year we learn something new about our selves that maybe someday in heaven, we will understand. This novel teaches you that in life you may not comprehend everything; you aren't supposed to. Life happens in weird ways sometimes, but we must live it to understand it. This book is highly enlightening and inspirational; I would recommend this novel to anyone and hope everyone purchases this amazing book.
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Summary: Ability to Change
Review: "THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN" is different than "TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE". This time it's fiction, whereas Mitch Albom's previous venture was nonfiction. It's a good book that doesn't try to be more than it is. "NIGHT", for instance, reads like a biography even though it is fiction and deals with many of the same questions about existence and purpose - but with the horrific background of the Holocaust. "MY FRACTURED LIFE" also reads like a biography and again deals with the same questions but with a Hollywood backdrop. "THE FIVE PEOPLE" is straight forward fiction, it doesn't come across as anything but that. However it is good in its own way. It is simple and quiet and peaceful. You come away changed without really realizing it.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: I would have to say though that "Tuesdays with Morrie" had a greater impact on my life than this one did, but nevertheless, it was a great book to read. It would leave the readers rethinking about their own lives. I'd like to point out one correction for this book though. The Filipino word for soldier is "Sundalo" and not "sundalong" as stated in the last chapter of this book. Not that it matters much, but just thought I'd point it out.
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Summary: BREATHTAKING
Review: I READ THIS BOOS IN ONE SITTING. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I CRIED. I WAS TRULY TOUCHED BY THIS BOOK. I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. YOU HAVE GOT TO READ IT.....IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Callie Brogdon, an avid reader,
Fantastic
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is an absolutely fantastic piece of work. What I like most is that it leaves you feeling good about yourself and the future. I was a child of abuse, then a woman of domestic abuse. This book helps to give a spiritual awakening, and inspirational story. That's the feeling you're left with after reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I am usually a Non-Fiction reader, reading books such as "Nightmares Echo", "Lost Boy" and "Running with Scissors" to feel the strength and determination it takes to survive through abusive situations. The courage it takes to live on. I needed that courage. The Five people You Meet In Heaven gives the inspiration needed after the fact to help you as well find the courage to move on. Another book that does that as well is "The Purpose Driven Life". I rate these books highly.
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Summary: Platitudes and One Man's Version of Wisdom
Review: This is a "cute" book. It is filled with platitudes and the author's version of heaven and what he thinks is life wisdom. The book traces the main character's death and path to heaven. What you can read between the lines is that Eddie was a pretty unhappy and unlikeable guy in life (presumably modelled after the uncle to whom the book was dedicated). The path to heaven according to Mr. Albom goes through five meetings with people who touched a person, eevn tangentially, during life. Through these people, a person sees that every story is connected and there is redeeming value to every miserable happening on earth. The writing was decent but I just could not get past the point that this was one person's opinion about life and heaven. Regrettably, I did not find that opinion to be reasoned, challenging or intellectually stimulating. There was nothing to make the reader think that author was a great mind whose opinion on such a subject as the afterlife should be given any more credence than anyone else's. Much of what was passed as "Wisdom" could have come out of a fortune cookie, a "thought for a day" calendar of from the guy next door. I actually found the flashbacks to Eddie's life the most interesting parts of the book. The heaven part did nothing for me except make me worry that I was getting too much saccharin for one day.
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Summary: glad i got a discount
Review: i bought this book because of all the hype that surrounds it.
while reading this, i kept on thinking i'll keep reading and maybe it will get better. I kept on reading and then thought, maybe the ending will be great. i finished the book wondering what the heck was all the excitement about? Tuesdays with Morrie was written from the heart. To me this book was written to satisfy the public's thirst for anything written about the "other side" and to make money from it. I felt nothing for the characters and the story left me feeling nothing but disappointed.
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