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Summary: Thought-provoking, heart-warming
Review: This book is fairly short, and it is good enough that the reader probably will not put it down until the end. I finished it in a weekend.Nice to read something uplifting...edifying...reassuring. The theme of the book is that everything a person does on this earth in some way touches all people. If you personally subscribe to this theory, then the book is a must-have. The author has a low-key manner of character development. He unfolds a plot the way his young oriental child/character probably unfolded some object of origami: complexly, delicately, artistically. Most of all, though, I enjoyed this book because I am thoroughly romantic. The ending is a keeper. "Love, like rain...(drenches) couples with a soaking joy." Yes. Do get the book.
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Summary: Great Way to JumpStart Your New Year
Review: This time of year is the perfect time to look over the past 12 months and ask ourselves, did I do something that really count? Did I grow spiritually, spending time in reading and stimulating conversations, continuing to answer the questions that really matter? Did I share what I knew with others, to encourage and promote love and understanding? If your answer is one where you wish to do more, jumpstart your personal advancement this year by reading this book! The author captures the reader very well, and my excitement compelled me to finish this book within a few days. I live in the San Diego area, and would invite you to also read the books of three local authors, all of which I have heard at various speaking engagements, and were extremely impressed with, and subsequently bought their books. If you haven't read their books this past year, I would recommend them for your New Year, to help create a new, more powerful and intuitive New You in 2004:
- Deepak Chopra: The Spontaneous Fulfilment of Desire
- Jack Canfield/ Mark Hansen: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living Your Dreams (Not Local, but excellent, uplifting stories)
- Tiffany Snow: Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life - Tools to Connect
- Marie Jones: Looking for God in All the Wrong Places
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Summary: Heaven is in the details!
Review: I no more know what Heaven may be like than the author. That said, from the fertile mind of Albom, if these pages hold what Heaven "could be", then bring it on! Masterful story telling. One of those books you hate to see end.
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Summary: Albom does it again
Review: No wonder Albom didn't want his own newspaper to run the review of this book. Once again he makes a strained appeal to the largest audience possible. It's bad enough to get his holier-than-thou column every Sunday [I thought he was a sports writer anyway] but to market it should be criminal.
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Summary: Wonderful book! A MUST read!
Review: I just loved this book! I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it to everyone and anyone. A MUST for anyone who enjoys a quick read with tons of meaning.
Read this book!!
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Summary: Wonderfully endearing
Review: Mitch Albom has touched people's hearts with his latest endearing book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven. I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down. The premise of the book is that people we meet in our lives are put into our lives for a reason, although we may not understand that reason at that time. The purpose of heaven then, is to understand one's life on earth. "People think of heaven as a paradise garden a place where they can float on clouds and laze in rivers and mountains. But scenery without solace is meaningless. This is the greatest gift God can give you: to understand what happened in your life. To have it explained. It is the place you have been searching for." Albom reminds us throughout this wonderful tale, that there are no random acts, that we all are indeed connected. The circle is never ending. The story is seen through Eddie's eyes - the maintenance worker at Ruby's Pier, who dies trying to save a little girl from a crashing carnival ride. The five significant people in Eddie's life leave Eddie a bit baffled in the beginning, but further on into the story the meaning is very clear and illuminating for Eddie, as for the reader. The messages are timeless for the reader, but more importantly, healing and bringing a sense of serenity for Eddie, once he understands the significance of it all. After all, people *are* put into our lives for a reason. This book is wonderfully wise and the serenity and insight contained within will warm one's heart. This book is a departure from Tuesdays With Morrie, yet just as beautifully written, filled with the same heartfelt insight and compassion. Readers will fall in love with Eddie, just as they did with Morrie. This is book is a definite winner and one will be left thinking and contemplating their own lives afterwards, for days to come. I know I did! I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
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Summary: The Pages Flew By
Review: I was unable to put this book down. The pages flew by like there was no stopping them. Mitch Albom did a great job of making you think of the way you impact others' lives, and vise versa. He shows that the small details can change a whole life. Albom's version of heaven is an interesting one. The thought exposes you to different possibilities that you never would have considered had you not read this book. The plot of The Five People You Meet In Heaven isn't very concrete but if you sit and think about it, you can come up with a few. One thing that I would like to see changed about the book is the fact that it is a bit short. I think that Mitch Albom could have gone into greater detail with the characters and the lessons than he did. I understood everything that he was trying to get across, but sometimes he could have went deeper. Don't get me wrong, for a quick read this is an excellent choice. It is not, however, a good choice for someone who is looking for length. To people who are considering reading this book, I would recommend it. It puts thoughts in your head and opens you up to new ideas. Even though it is a bit short, if you like it, you will know what kind of book to look for next time your looking for a good read.
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Summary: Otherworldly
Review: I really liked this book. I read it in a day because I simply couldn't put it down. What a nice way to think of heaven.
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Summary: Creatively Exploring Life, Afterlife and Spirituality
Review: Mitch Albom opened eyes and warmed hearts with his first novel, Tuesdays with Morrie. Now with his second novel, Albom further explores spiritual curiosities. Eddie's job at an amusement park is taking its toll on him. After many long years fixing the rides and maintaining the park he is left feeling like his life's work from a young boy to old age is meaningless and feels unfulfilled. Then one day on his eighty-third birthday Eddie is killed tragically during a heroic rescue of a little girl falling from a cart on a ride. When Eddie awakens he realizes he is no longer among the living and that heaven is nothing like he thought it to be. The people Eddie meets in heaven explore his life with him, opening his eyes to see how even though certain people didn't seem significant to him, Eddie played a major role in their lives. Through them, Eddie realizes his life wasn't so meaningless after all. Albom's exploration of the afterlife is written with such imagination and creativity. This is a wonderful story that will invoke so much emotion from readers. Albom has a warm and magical writing style that will comfort his readers and leave them feeling fulfilled by his words.
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Summary: What a great story
Review: I sat down and read the book the other night, expecting to enjoy it. I found it to be a lot more substantial than I ever expected, and I loved it. Mitch Albom has a very imaginative and provocative idea of what happens to us when we die. There are also some quitely profound thoughts woven into the story. As opposed to hitting us over the head with the five lessons Eddie learns as he completes his journey, Albom voices them in simple ways, through the five very different people Eddie encounters. There are no lightning and thunder claps when the messages are delivered; the understated tone actually gives the book more impact. The story was dark, sad, funny, biting, magical and warm. Albom cares not only for his characters, but for those of us reading the book. It has echoes of "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Carol", but "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" is a tale that holds its own.
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