The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom

The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom | Entertaining about serious issues

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	The Five People You Meet in Heaven Mitch Albom Hyperion, 2003 - 198 pages average customer review:based on 1606 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Inspirational Read!

The Five People You Meet In Heaven tells the story of a man named Eddie, an 83 year old head maintenance person at an amusement park. The introduction of the story describes the setting of this amusement park. Then, the author, Mitch Albom, tells readers Eddie is just minutes away from his death. Now you may all be thinking "What kind of story is this, talking about death in the first paragraph?". Well, as the author puts it, death, what we think is the ending, is really a whole new beginning. This is certainly the case for Eddie. When he dies, he starts a whole new journey to find out his purpose in life.

In the story, Eddie, like many other ordinary people, thinks that his whole life is a waste. He thinks no one has affected his life and he hasn't done so to anyone else. After his death, he pays a visit to the five people that have affected his life most, and discovers how much he really affected the earth and the people in it.

Mitch Albom really delivers an eye opener with this one. For anyone who thinks they don't play a role in life, it really assures you that everyone has a purpose. With to-the-point writing, I found myself reading and reading just to find out what would happen next (which is something new for me). This book is definitely a page turner and I finished the book in a couple of days. I applaud Albom's writing style to make it quick and easy to understand, yet interesting and meaningful. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who just wants a quick read to make them feel good about themselves, or anyone who thinks they need a little reassurance.

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Entertaining about serious issues

Of all issues you could make light or entertainment of, death is no easy task.
This book, in my opinion, succeeded.

It's an easy, fast read that goes through the classic revisiting your life after death story. It's just very well told. It's emotional without being overwhelming or overbearing, it's light and fun, and has a simple lesson, that is to love the little things people do for each other in life. Not depressing. Not heartbreaking. A light lecture on a sunday afternoon.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

As a high school student, reading has become something done only when a teacher assigns it. Mitch Albom's novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven was a refreshing piece of literature that I was not forced to read. His message is something that I will carry with me for a very long time. The novel was not only a page turner, but it was meaningful reading as opposed to some of the other mindless reading that I have done in the past. It makes the reader think about the affect that they might have on a person that may have passed away, as well as the affects we might have on others before we die.
By no means was it a morbid book about death or a manual to tell people how to get into heaven. The book was about a man who died on his 83rd birthday in an attempt to save the life of a young girl. When he got to heaven five people were waiting for him, so they could explain his life on earth to him. Albom also used beautiful imagery to describe Eddie's journey through earth and heaven. As I finished the book, it left me wondering who and what I may have an affect on, as well as who may have had an affect on me.
I have yet to meet a person who has read this book and not had great things to say about it. I too feel as though everyone should read this book in order for them to realize that life on earth is just a small part of a big picture. The author showed this idea with great success. The Five People you Meet in Heaven, is a prime example of the saying "big things come in small packages" because within the contents of the small book, a huge massage was being portrayed.

Malaika Merid

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An inspirational, quick read

I had previously read Tuesdays with Morrie a couple years ago in high school so I decided I should read Mitch Albom's other books since his writing style is simple, which makes his books effortlessly to read. Just like the film, this book is beautifully and simply written. The author begins at Eddie's (the main character and also the tragic hero) death and begins with the stories of each person (out of 5 people) who he comes across in his life with and without knowing. Of course, each person comes with a special lesson. As Eddie travels on this journey, he ultimately comes to rites of passage about how his life has tied in with others. This is a great beach read, or for anytime you want to sit down, relax, and escape from reality. All in all, I would truly recommend this book to anyone of all ages!

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What Eddie Found When He Met the 5 People in Heaven

As I read Mitch Albom's books, I have come to notice that he seems eager to describe the difference between life in reality and in heaven. And The Five People You Meet in Heaven is no exception; Mitch seemed to show both Eddie's birthdays he had spent and his life after death caused by the accident in his amusement park. At first, Eddie was confused to see the 5 people in heaven, wondering why he was there. Then they let him know what he didn't realize before he died. The 5 people seemed to yearn for happier times than when they had lived. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure how this story ended right now, but I believe Eddie would feel happier eventually in heaven than before his death.

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