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Summary: Thank You Mr. Albom!
Review: My Mom passed away a few months ago - so the title of this book caught my attention (and curiosity) right away. The book is an easy, entertaining read...as well as a comfort to anyone who has lost a loved one. I laughed and cried and found myself hoping that Mr. Albom has the inside scoop on what really happens when we reach the end of our lives!
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Summary: An Enchanting Story
Review: A great story on the meaning of life and how our lives can have a profound impact on other's lives, without us even knowing it. I loved this book!
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Summary: Imaginative and Profound
Review: . . . "each affects the other and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." This is the final sentence in this very imaginative book that touches on the very questions that ask myself often regarding my own life. I have often contemplated why I am here on earth and what have I contributed to humanity. In this beautiful story I have found a real starting point to examine these very questions.It is a book I want to read over and over again.
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Summary: Short and sweet
Review: I found the book to be very well written and in some senses very poetic. I had to re-read it just to go through it again and hi-lite all the beautifully written sentences I find myself re-reading over and over. The story has so many "connections" where a minor detail will be thrown out there lightly, but then later in the book it has a purpose and a meaning, and everything "connects" at that instance. Its a very touching realization.
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Summary: An Emotional Experience
Review: By now you know the story so I won't go in to it again; however, I do want to share my experience. This book really got to my heart and soul. The first time I read it, I burst out crying at the end; not from the story but rather from the emotions it touched. The second time I read it, I cried through the entire book! The phrasing was just so beautiful that it made me cry. An example of Albom's beautiful words is as follows: "Love, like rain, can nourish from above, drenching couples with a soaking joy. But sometimes, under the angry heat of life, love dries on the surface and must nourish from below, tending to its roots, keeping itself alive." You will not be sorry if you buy this book. It is one you will cherish and read again and again.
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Summary: MASTERPIECE TIME
Review: Beautiful, meaingful, incredible writing style, magnificent attention to detail (some of which had to be preceeded by exhaustive research), and so much more. Your ability to "hook" a reader at the very beginning of each chapter & paragraph is marvelous. You made me not ever want to put the book down. I was properly teased so I had to read on; and I was never disappointed. Everything you write is only enhanced by your apparent laborous task of describing either the individual(s), and/or scene. As a non-fiction writer for adults and children, and more importantly, as private tutor to novice writers, your
book is a marvelous teaching tool that young writers can learn from.
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Summary: Incredible!
Review: What an incredibly intriguing story. Mitch Albom is captivating as he tells the story of Eddie meeting people in heaven. If you have ever wondered about the hereafter, and who hasn't, this book will leave you at ease and give encouragement that all things do have a purpose.A must-read!
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Summary: Nothing new under the sun
Review: Like many reviewers, I read this book in one sitting. While I found the story sweet and touching, I didn't learn anything "new" from the read. My faith teaches that we'll meet our ancestors in heaven. To me, that's a given. The author uses "real life" settings in heaven to tell his story. Frankly, I like the streets of gold theory, but what really gives me hope for an everlasting life is the prospect of being surrounded by those who have gone before. I've always assumed that life's greatest questions will be answered after death. If it only takes 5 people to do the job, that's cool. If you've never contemplated the world after this one, this book might be a good first introductory read. For me, it held nothing new.
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Summary: A Great Deal of Wisdom in Such a Little Book
Review: Mitch Albom uses the life, and death, of Eddie the elderly maintenance man at a amusement park to share some very valuable lessons of life. After an accident at the park, Eddie meets five people in heaven and the links between he and them surprises both the Eddie and the reader. What does come through in this book is that subtle links between different parts of our past are not always apparent until much later in life and perhaps death. Related to this is the question of when and why we must move on to greater rewards. As was brought home to me this holiday season with the totally unexpected passing of my bosses wife who was only 39 and so full of life. There is a great deal of wisdom within the pages of this little book. For example, when talking with his WWII Commander in heaven, the commander offers, "Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to." And the relationship between Eddie and his father where Albon suggests, "All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhood completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair. This little book will surprise you with a story that keeps your attention and offers numerous pearls of wisdom. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Don't get put off by the title!
Review: I thought this was going to be a religious book but I had heard the book was good so I turned inside and read a page. This is a great book. Aside from the story, which you become hooked on as the book progresses, the writing is excellent. I love a book that challenges you with at least one word. I rarely recommend a book but this one just calls out to me.
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