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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Plot Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?" Personal Details Collection Status In Collection Index 10 Read It Yes Links Amazon US Product Details LoC Classification PS3601.L335F59 2003 Dewey 813/.6 more
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- Posted: Sep-08-2009
Blah, ick, zzzzz
Unoriginal, boring, and lame. Two other reviewers nailed it on the head when they likened it to an after-school special and one of those horribly saccharine chain emails sent by older ladies. Avoid.
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- Posted: Sep-07-2009
More Like One of Those Inspirational E-mails Your Mom Forwards To You
Five People You Meet In Heaven is a tale of life and death; and about the five people the main character meets in Heaven. The writing is horrible. The format is strange. The writer often has the skill of a high school teenager writing a paper for his English class.I have to give credit to his...
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- Posted: Aug-25-2009
It is a good tale.
I read this book on the recommendation from a friend, and I am glad I did. I enjoyed the story. It makes you think about how/why "random" people can influence your life (and you can influence theirs). Interesting story!
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- Posted: Aug-01-2009
Very depressing, NOT really something you should read
This book has a great title, but the story is based on a man who has a life that he really did not want and then dies goes to heaven and finds out who's lives he touched in a good and bad way. This book inspired me in the sense that I really do NOT want to be like that man so let me do the very...
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- Posted: Jul-27-2009
A Very Pleasant Read
Five People You Meet in Heaven reminds me that each persons life impacts other people's lives. In heaven, the main character Eddie meets people he knew on Earth and others he never knew. The author weaved a delightful story together and presents five "lessons" to Eddie as his book progresses....
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- Posted: Jul-12-2009
A much enjoyed purchase
I loved this book! It's very easy to read, but is well written and not one of those "light and fluffy" pointless reads. This book was written in a story form, but leaves you thinking and applying its content as much as any text book I've ever read. I throughly enjoyed it and have recommended to...
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- Posted: Jul-01-2009
Not worth all the hype
This is a story about a guy who dies and meets five people in heaven yet one would easily be mislead into thinking that these are five people who offer some meaningful insight. Instead, each person follows a bland story formula about how they died and why it's ok.I too like many others who read...
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- Posted: Jun-28-2009
A Powerful Story of Significance
Today is the last day of Eddie's life, but death, he will soon learn, is just the beginning. In his instant modern classic, Mitch Albom takes us through Eddie's introduction to Heaven, where instead of lounging on clouds and looking down on the world, every person meets the five most influential...
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- Posted: Dec-02-2008
Fantastic book, matches my personal philosophy
This book is not preachy don't worry, that was my biggest fear in initially reading it. It turns out that it is a good story with insight into a concept of life that of connections that is really interesting
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- Posted: Nov-25-2008
Sappy emotionalism but difficult to put down
Despite myself I could not put it down. It is the message of the holiday favorite, It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition). Only this telling delves deeper into many philosophical questions concerning life. It follows a man who has died and must pass through 5 people (as everybody...
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