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Summary: you must read this book.. it's that good.
Review: I brought this book when I needed to find comfort in the world. My world was crumbling down and I had nothing to live for. When I read this book it gave me so much hope and peace. It is an excellent book and has many beautiful moments. It's the first book that made me cry but uplifted me at the same time.
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Summary: Uplifting and inspirational
Review: Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" is an incredibly uplifting and inspirational book. Page after page, you come across many similarities to your own life to relate to in this easy read. This book attempts to answer one question for the main character... why are we here on earth?"It's a Wonderful Life" in book form, this novel is highly recommended if you are tired of reading books about the basic depravity of our world today. While you're at it, you might even get a different take on heaven... I know I did.
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Summary: FAITH AND THE JOURNEY WE MAKE
Review: This book is simple but holds a strong and emotional reflection over how our choices surrounding our faith calls the shots on our journey through life, now and afterwards. Some reviewers don't like it while others love it. If you think you are a know it all - you may not like it. If you are creative and open to ideas, you will probably enjoy it. It makes one think about what our choices have been and how we can make better ones from this day forward. Also recommeded: Hannah's Prayer, an insightful spirited filled book, and for parents who need thoughtful parenting skills, Mommy-CEO, by Jodie Lynn. These three books will make most individuals stop and think about actions today and how they will affect our tomorrow.
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Summary: Touching and deep
Review: This book has made me think a lot about my relationships with other people. This book is an outstanding read and I would suggest it to anyone. I have just found a new author whose first two books have also caused me to pause and think about my personal relationships as well, Kirk Martin. His first book Shade of the Maple deals with romantic relationships and his second books deals with the relationship between a father and a son. I would highly recommend them as well.
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Summary: Journey of Faith
Review: I absolutley loved this book. It is so well written that you can stop reading. On the surface it is a nice story but when you start thinking about it you really begin to think about your own faith and how you viewed heaven. I strongly recommend this book to any and everyone. It has an awsome ending and will leave you satisfied and better off for reading it.
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Summary: Great ideas create expectations that are hard to live up to!
Review: Heaven is a place where your life is explained to you by five people who were in it. What a great idea for a book! And who isn't at least a little bit intrigued by a book about the afterlife? Two reasons why I bought the book and, I would surmise, two reasons why the book was written. Unfortunately the book read like a conscious effort to create a story that would fit a preconcieved premise. My expectations may have been too high, but I still enjoyed this book! Even when it became somewhat predictable, I couldn't wait to find out who he would meet next and how their story would fit into his life in a way that would give meaning and purpose to it. Its a short read, and I would recommend it with your expectations in check.
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Summary: The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Review: This hearty little 200-page book provokes the everlasting question, "What happens when you die?" to rise to familiarity among our thoughts once again. I have wondered where Mr. Albom was inspired to write a story such as this; with such intensity as was shown.
The story tells of an old man, named Eddie, who dies trying to save a little girl from a falling ferris-wheel cart at a carnival. Eddie goes to heaven, and with the help of five seemingly non-impacting people, he relives his life, point by life-altering point and he begins to understand why he lived and what his purpose on earth was.
With Mr. Albom's unique flashback technique of writing, this story comes alive within the imagination of it's readers.
A wonderful and deeply intense book and I recommend it to individuals who have read and loved Mr. Albom's previous book, Tuesday's With Morrie.
Many will learn to love and appreciate this book and I hope that reading this review will persuade YOU to read it as well. Thank You ... and Congratulations, Mr. Albom for writing a wonderful book.
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Summary: A moving, modern fable...a grown-up bedtime story.
Review: We go through our same routine day after day...some dreams attained, but most deferred. How many people live lives of quiet desperation? They look at their circumstances and ask what is the meaning of existence. Most people's lives will never change the world, or will they? This book is a simple and touching reflection on a life lived. It shows how seemingly minor human interactions can have major consequences; and that every life event, good or bad, has meaning and purpose when you can put it in perspective. I felt such a burst of warmth when I finished the story. This book made me feel hopeful and positive about meaning of life. I highly recommend this book, particularly if you liked The Celestine Prophecy or The Alchemist.
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Summary: Beautifully Written
Review: My daughter Nita, who is 61, gave me this book to read. She said that it was beautifully written, suspenseful, and very insightful. She enjoys keeping audio versions of current books in her car for more peaceful travel. Nita listened to the unabridged CD of this book and found herself driving further or remaining in the garage to catch the end of a chapter. The book was compelling enough that she made her last drive of the day to Barnes and Nobel to buy me the book version The story is an excellent read. It was amazing to see how the author thoughtfully crafted the Five People One Meets in Heaven, into a wonderfully insightful page turner. I was sorry when the book ended, but it ended where it should. I had not read Mr. Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" but am I ready to buy it. Mr. Album writes realistically about the personal feelings of his subject...the pain, reflections, and feelings that one's life was perhaps never fully lived. As the subject is confronted with the five people that he is destined to meet in heaven, he finds wisdom, peace, and a real understanding of all that has happened in his life. If you would like to know how each of our lives is intertwined with others, read this book. You will want to share it with a friend. I will watch for Mr. Albom's future books. Fran, North Hollywood, CA.
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Summary: Skip This Book
Review: While I am a fan of Mitch Albom, this book lacked originality and excitement. Albom simply relates the story of a man who meets five people in heaven that directly and indirectly affected the course of his life while on earth. There is suppossed to be a "lesson" each of the five people are teaching, but the lessons are preachy and forced. It appeared Albom came up with the lessons first, then forced an unbelieveable story around each one. The point of view in the book shifts around as if it is on a pogo stick. This is very distracting. The book is predictable. One can figure out who the five people are after a few pages of the book, so the element of surprise is missing. Much of the dialogue is trite and stiff. Real people do not converse like the characters in the book. Finally, the book is overpriced. Even if it was good, it is still pricy.
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