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Summary: Amazing Book
Review: I found that this book was well written and amazing. I thought at first that it would be a book that appealed to older generations, but it's great for all ages. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Didn't get any satisfaction from the book 2.5 Stars
Review: I, like so many, loved Tuesday's With Morrie. I just finished it and rushed to buy this book. I'm sad to say I thought this book was mediocre at best. Mitch Albom's view of heaven was interesting but not the heaven I want to see. Each of the five people met in heaven are supposed to give you a better understanding of why things happened during your life. There is only one, Eddie's captain, that goes into detail. The remaining four have chapters that are too short without great enough detail. I did not feel like any lessons were really taught except perhaps by one of the five people met. Wonderful premise for the book but just not enough elaboration. Also, like Morrie, too short.
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Summary: A Fresh Look into Heaven.
Review: This wonderful little novel was so refreshing and hopeful. This view into what heaven could be like is original and mind blowing. Mitch Albom did a wonderful job. Personally, I really liked it. Every loose end was perfectly revealed. My favorite part of this novel is when Eddie is with his wife. That was romantic and so sweet, and just reading that portion of the book made reading it worth while. Don't get me wrong, the others he meets are important, as well, but Marguerite made the biggest impression on me. The best I can say about this novel is that it is a great book to have in your collection. For me to describe every person Eddie meets in heaven would take away the reason for reading it in the first place. If you like wonderful stories with meaning and hope, this would do it. There are some stories out there that helps you get through life and maybe answer some hard questions, whether they be fiction or nonfiction, and this is one of them. This book helps you realize everyone has a purpose on this earth. It is a positive view from one person, and I think he did an excellent job. I am glad he shared this novel with the world, and maybe, you will to. Enjoy. Joy
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Summary: There should be a 'no star' rating
Review: A typical American 'feel good' book. This book is definitely a must read for anyone who still holds on to the belief that people are generally good and that there is no greed in this capitalist world. It's a way of keeping the wool over their eyes for just a little longer. Why not snuggle down to this book while drinking your mulled wine at Christmas in front of an open fire. What most people fail to realise is that there is no impirical evidence of the existence of heaven. It a tool devised by religious institutions as a form of control. This book (probably un-wittingly) furthers the religious cause by linking the concept of heaven to the daily routine of life. There is no such thing as heaven and your life has no meaning - get over it!
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Summary: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Review: I read this story in one afternoon! I did not learn anything
new in the belief department, as far as that goes. It was an
interesting story, but not the kind you would read over, and
over again, like many of the books I own. It is a one time read
only. Many people were asking me if it was a good book, well
all I could say, was "It's different!"
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: A must read. Makes you really stop and think about how you impact other people's lives as well as how other people impact your own life.
Excellent...loved every chapter.
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Summary: It's not about heaven
Review: I read a few criticisms about the book disparaging its concept of heaven. Huh? This is not meant to be a philosophical or religious tract - it's an allegory about life. Wonderful book.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: Now, I love to read, but only so much. It says a lot when a book has me reading all night after I buy it just because I felt like I needed to. The book, for a series of a few conversations and flashbacks, is strangely moving and gripping... fully of shocking, depressing, and wonderful moments. Mitch Albom basically creates a concept of heaven where you speak with people whom you affected or were affected by to gain the full understanding of your life (in the book, the main character is a veteran who spends the rest of his life working in as an amusement park handyman/repairman) and all it's up's and down's. DEFINITELY worth a read no matter what kind of books you usually enjoy.
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Summary: Get this book and two others
Review: This book is a must read for the holidays. Mitch is a thoughtful author along the lines of Rudyard Kippling. I can't wait for his next book. His books are like precious gems. I recommend for the holidays, get Mitch's book; in addition, get Christmas Gifts, Christmas Voices, by John Allen, and the Christmas Train. These three books will truly get you in the holiday spirit.
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Summary: How Does It Happen?
Review: that an author like Albom gets published? If you just loooved Tuesdays with Morrie, you will probably just loove this one too. Both books were gifts to me, and I found them void of originality, thought or anything remotely approaching profundity. Saffire's "First Dissident" is a great book in which he extracts original thought provoking concepts from a profound subject.
Albom's uncle must be his publisher! In his books, he takes a profound subject and extracts old tired concepts with all the thought of a vain empty headed teenager.
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