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11 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
A Gift to the Soul -- Highly Inspirational!
The "Five People You Meet in Heaven," by Mitch Albom, conveys a riveting story about a maintenance man, Eddie, who works at an amusement park known as Ruby Pier. Eddie feels trapped in a meaningless life filled with loneliness, sadness, and regret. Years go by, and, as ...Read More
The "Five People You Meet in Heaven," by Mitch Albom, conveys a riveting story about a maintenance man, Eddie, who works at an amusement park known as Ruby Pier. Eddie feels trapped in a meaningless life filled with loneliness, sadness, and regret. Years go by, and, as the park changes, he does too. However, on his 83rd birthday he dies trying to save a little girl from an amusement ride malfunction, thus changing his mundane life forever. He finds himself in heaven, but it is not as he expected it to be. Eddie discovers that it is a place where your earthly life is explained to you through five people in heaven. Each of these five people was either a loved one or a distant stranger interconnected with Eddie, who at some point changed his life forever. One by one, Eddie's five people put his life into perspective and show him that his life was not as meaningless as he thought. Eddie finally realizes the importance of interconnection, sacrifice, forgiveness, love, and life. As the story unfolds, the book flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, giving the story purpose and readers a deep connection with Eddie and his past. As each person passes, Eddie desperately searches for the answer to his last action of redemption on earth: Did he save the little girl? I would recommend this book to anyone who is searching for a quick read with a meaningful and inspirational message about the significance of life. Once you open the book, you will have difficulty putting it down. You will find yourself wondering what is going to happen next. If you like this book, you will enjoy "Tuesdays with Morrie," also by Mitch Albom.Show Less
posted by Taylor_Murphy on November 2, 2010
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4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Pretty trite!
I just finished this book and can't see what all the hoopla is about. It's pretty trite and about as lightweight as 'The Bridges of Madison County'. Definitely not worth the hardcover price.......I'm thinking of taking it back for a refund. If you insist on reading i...Read More
I just finished this book and can't see what all the hoopla is about. It's pretty trite and about as lightweight as 'The Bridges of Madison County'. Definitely not worth the hardcover price.......I'm thinking of taking it back for a refund. If you insist on reading it, borrow a copy, don't waste your money.Show Less
posted by Anonymous on January 31, 2004
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Taylor_Murphy
Posted November 2, 2010
A Gift to the Soul -- Highly Inspirational!
The "Five People You Meet in Heaven," by Mitch Albom, conveys a riveting story about a maintenance man, Eddie, who works at an amusement park known as Ruby Pier. Eddie feels trapped in a meaningless life filled with loneliness, sadness, and regret. Years go by, and, as the park changes, he does too. However, on his 83rd birthday he dies trying to save a little girl from an amusement ride malfunction, thus changing his mundane life forever. He finds himself in heaven, but it is not as he expected it to be. Eddie discovers that it is a place where your earthly life is explained to you through five people in heaven. Each of these five people was either a loved one or a distant stranger interconnected with Eddie, who at some point changed his life forever. One by one, Eddie's five people put his life into perspective and show him that his life was not as meaningless as he thought. Eddie finally realizes the importance of interconnection, sacrifice, forgiveness, love, and life. As the story unfolds, the book flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, giving the story purpose and readers a deep connection with Eddie and his past. As each person passes, Eddie desperately searches for the answer to his last action of redemption on earth: Did he save the little girl? I would recommend this book to anyone who is searching for a quick read with a meaningful and inspirational message about the significance of life. Once you open the book, you will have difficulty putting it down. You will find yourself wondering what is going to happen next. If you like this book, you will enjoy "Tuesdays with Morrie," also by Mitch Albom.
11 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
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rachel_a
Posted September 18, 2009
a page turner
Some people may not believe in heaven, but in The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Eddie experiences a journey thourgh heaven. Mitch Albom's fiction novel is intersting and page turning; the suspense is agonzing. This novel teachers readers that the littlest things can affect a person's life. After Eddie worked at Ruby Pier for a majority of his life, Eddie never would have thought that he would die at the place where he mostly lived.
After Eddie died trying to save a little girl's life, he goes to heaven and has an unusual experience; Eddie meets five people that have affected him or vise versa. Each person takes him to a different place that is a part of his past. This book is a very original book that is not like any other book out there. It teaches valuable lessons such as everything happens for a reason and everyone makes some kind of sacrifice in their life.
In The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Eddie learns important lessons and meets very important people. This book wuold probably interest adults due to its mature nature; children younger than 13 may not fully understand the messages. This book is very memorable and lovely. The Five People You Meet In Heaven gives readers a new persective on life and the people in it.7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Jessi-21
Posted September 10, 2009
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EXCELLENT READ!
This was such a delightful book to read. Inspired by his uncle, Mitch Albom tells the story of a man leading an obscure life who died suddenly and tragically while trying to save a child. However, before he can pass on to eternity, Eddie was required to meet five people in heaven who would explain his purpose for living. With each encounter, Eddie learned as to why and how these unlikely people played a part in his life on earth. In the final encounter, Eddie was faced with the very thing that had been haunting him ever since he became a soldier during WWII.
If heaven is anything like what Albom depicts then we can just imagine who we would meet. The book's message is that no matter how insignificant one's life may seem, there's a purpose and reason for it. Our life is not just one story but part of a great storyline that can never be fully told until we have completed our existence here on earth. One of my favorite line is "no life is a waste. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone." How true that is. Yes life can be mundane, trying and just plain awful sometime, but if we could remind ourselves that there are others who share the same sentiment, perhaps we can be encouraged to keep going until the end5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 31, 2004
Pretty trite!
I just finished this book and can't see what all the hoopla is about. It's pretty trite and about as lightweight as 'The Bridges of Madison County'. Definitely not worth the hardcover price.......I'm thinking of taking it back for a refund. If you insist on reading it, borrow a copy, don't waste your money.
4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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lexi_wagner
Posted March 6, 2011
great book for all ages
The only reason I even considered reading this book is because my friend said her older sister had to read it and she really liked it. I was at the bookstore one day and decided I would give it a try. I got home and read the first page. I then shut the book and set it on my bookshelf. It sat there and collected dust for about a year until I decided to start it agian. After I started it the second time, i couldn't set it down. I read the whole thing in about a week, just in class at school. I realized that this book had really given me a different outlook on life. That every decision I make has an impact on someone else's life, just as other people's decisions impact mine. I highly recommend this book to anyone, and everyone. It is very well written, and made me think in a totally new way.
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Sweet and touching!
This is my very first book from Mitch Albom. It is very sweet and full of lessons. From his writing style, you can't say that he just sits down and writes all about it. Mr. Albom knows how to touch a human heart like an angel, so I if you have money, you better buy this book now.
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Anonymous
Posted March 3, 2004
very dissappointing
i could not wait to read this book & now i know if i hadn't i would not have missed much.it was depressing & i don't think it filled me in on anything to look forward to in the afterlife. all i got from it was you will be in limbo until you meet up with 5 people that you are meant to tell how they ruined your life.i just think this was a great idea that could have gone in a much happier direction.
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melody_m
Posted September 18, 2009
not too good, not too bad.
Have you ever wondered what life after death is really like? In the book The Five People you Meet in Heaven, the author Mitch Albom's idea of life after death is described. This fiction book consists of flashbacks of Eddie's life while he's in heaven. This book is mainly about the opportunity he has to reunite and meet new people that have had an influence on his life.
Eddie was an old man living the same day over and over again, until suddenly something unexpected happened and Eddie was killed. Once in heaven, Eddie listens to stories told by people of his past, and visits places of his past. This book started out slow in the beginning but it gradually got better. I wouldn't say I loved this book, but I would reccommend it to an older generation. This is because it is a topic that more adults would be interested in, and not to mention my mom liked it more then i did. Ultimatly, i give this book 2.5 stars out of 5.2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 1, 2005
What Am I Missing??
I had the same reaction to this book as to 'The Bridges of Madison County'. Pure dribble. Unimaginative, predictable, shallow. I dubbed it 'One of the Five Books You Will Have to Read in Hell'.
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Anonymous
Posted August 28, 2004
For those stuck in the old folks' home
I'm sorry, folks, but this book reads like a first-grade primer. I wanted to like it but I just couldn't. I kept picking it up and laying it right back down. So sickly sweet it made my stomach turn and poorly researched to boot. Mitch, if you plan on writing about something that actually happened, next time do some research , won't you? Your description of the war in the Pacific was absurd. I guess they'll enjoy it at the old folks' home but I can't imagine how anybody who likes a good story could possibly get immersed in this hopeless mish-mash.
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Anonymous
Posted March 12, 2004
A simple tale for simple-minded people
People who loved Tuesdays with Morrie will also love this book. It's intended for people who have trouble with subtlety. Like Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom whacks the reader over the head with the obvious: Everyone's Life Means Something. This is the kind of book for people who lack any self-awareness whatsoever and who need everything fed to them very carefully with a spoon. You could look at it as a cute little magazine-style story, but the fact that this book is a bestseller frightens me by what that says about the intelligence level of the American public. Quite frankly, anyone who thinks this book is a work of art is someone who probably didn't score very high on his or her SATs. If you need further verification of this, read the above review excerpts more carefully. They're not flattering. Good things I can say about this book are that it's not as sickeningly self-serving as Tuesdays with Morrie, and that it only takes about an hour to read.
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Anonymous
Posted April 28, 2012
Very inspirational....
Mitch did it again....This book is great. From start to finish I connected with each character....While reading I started to wonder the five people who might be waiting on me in heaven. I definitely recommend for anyone who loves Christian fiction.
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Anonymous
Posted March 25, 2012
Irina
Awesome book
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a_budz
Posted February 15, 2012
Great Read
Inspired by the author’s uncle, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a page turning story about Eddie, an 83 year old amusement park maintenance man. The entirety of his life was spent at the amusement park, between watching his father work on the rides and completing the job himself once his father passed. A leg injury from the war kept him homebound, leaving him feeling depressed and worthless. A shaky relationship with his drunken and abusive father didn’t help matters either. On his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies trying to save a little girl from an amusement ride malfunction. In the event of his demise, Eddie enters heaven where, one by one, he meets five people. Whether loved one or distant stranger, each person puts Eddie’s life on earth into perspective, showing him that his existence was not meaningless, as he had assumed. The lessons Eddie learns revolve around the importance of interconnection, sacrifice, forgiveness, love and life as a whole. This heartfelt story gives the authors opinion on the afterlife, while helping you find your place in this world, and the next. This book helped me to accept my surroundings and enjoy life as it comes. Moping around each day wishing for a better life isn’t going to change anything, but accepting the outcome and utilizing it to the best of your abilities will. This best selling novel by Mitch Albom will catch the heart of any reader, inspiring them to appreciate the small things in life. "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 peace you have been searching for."
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PhattyJiggles
Posted November 25, 2010
Great life lessons- HIGHLY recommended
This book explains great life lessons. Such as how everyone is connected. I really enjoyed reading it. I read it in school and everyone in my class was truly listening. It is emotional and many times has you sitting on the edge of your seats. I recommend this book to anyone but especially women. It is about love and death, and just reflecting back on life. It has very interesting concepts. This author is an amazing writer and can write in such detail that you think you are really there. It is beatutifully written, and after finishing the book I went home and bought it on my nook and reread it. Reading it a second time opened my eyes up again to different parts I had not payed attention to the first time. It is a way to look at heavan through different eyes. It also is the authors opinion of what first happens when you get to heaven. His concept really blew my mind. Also it is a movie, so you can read the book and then watch it.
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I've had a meeting, this is the book I'll meat in heaven
I had never tried any of Albom's books before. But my teacher suggested I read them a few months ago for the anniversary of my freedom from my pscyologist, so I read this. This book moved me in more ways than I could have imagined. I did not think it would be good by just looking at it at first, and I normally do not like short books, but this is more than what I could have asked for. This book was inspiring, motivating, happy, heart - wreaching, and all over amazaing. If I had to, I would re-read this book for the rest of my life. And of course I am very picky with my books, but this changed how I read books. I'm expanding from just Jodi Picoult, Ellen Hopkins, Lisi Harrison, and Libba Bray, Albom is now in the mix as well. I reccomend this to anyone who needs their spirits lifted or is going through a terrible rut.
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fabianc
Posted October 20, 2009
The Five People You Meet In Heaven Review
The story and characters in 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven" are unforgettable. Mitch Albom's characters are incredibly real, and the writing style is great. As the story goes on, you learn more and more of Eddie's life, and by the end you wish for more. Even minor characters have a sense of emotion, and the five people Eddie meets are unique and touching each in their own way. Eddie and his life really make you think about how much we all really do have, which is what makes this great book a writing masterpiece.
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millie629
Posted October 18, 2009
Awesome book
all i can say is i love this book so much its one of my favorites and Mitch Albom is an amazing writer
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Very, very good.
This was a very sweet, touching novel that will share life lessons and make you think about your place in this world, as well as the next. I recommend this book to all.
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MrHoneydew
Posted September 18, 2009
YOU GOTTA READ THIS THANG!!! WOOOOT WOOOOT
If i were to die today and go to heave, I would like to have the experienc that Eddie from the Mitch Albom novel, The Five People you Meet in Heaven had. In this fiction novel, Eddie a maintenence worker from a local amusement park Ruby Piers, goes into work as a normal day. Unfortunatley, this normal day for Eddie turned into the last day of his life. After a fwe loose bolts on a ride give way, it leaves a little girl stranded underneath the falling cart, Eddie runs over to the girl and tries to get her out of the way and the next you know it the page turns and we are left with the assumption that Eddie is dead.
When Eddie arrives in Heaven he becomes the man he was before age and injury kick in. Eddie finds out he can run like he did before he was wounded in war, and that he has the stamina of a young boy. Moreover, after a few moments of examining his surroundings, Eddie is greeted by a blue man who he feels that he has seen before. the blue man tells Eddie that he is in Heaven and that in Heaven you meet five people who can further tell you about your life and how you affected their lives. Throughout the novel, Eddie meets various people that include a past loved one, an old war captain, a complete stranger, a blue man, and finally a young girl. After meeting with these people, Eddie asks the same question, "Did i save that little girl at the Park?" And after each person they say, "I can't tell you."
The Five People you Meet in Heaven, tells a great story of a man whose life was not complete even after death. Through the human disagreement about if there is a Heaven or not, this gives one example of what afterlife could be like for humans and it makes people wonder. I believe this book was a great read because of the ffect it gives that keeps you guessing and wondering what happens the whole story. As the story grew I never lost interest. By changing the people Eddi talks to it is like a whole new story in itself and if makes the story fun and enjoyable. Eddie creates the theme as said in the book that, " A stranger is just a family member you don't know". And, throughout The Five People you Meet in Heaven you start to become connected with Eddie and start to see things how he saw it. eddie was sent to Heaven to see how he affected the lives of others, and if you want to see how Eddie affected the lives of the people he meets and if he saved that little girl, THEN YOU HAVE TO READ THE BOOK FOR YOURSELF!1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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