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Summary: Every ending is a beginning
Review: I agree with I CRIED MY EYES OUT. I read Tuesdays With Morrie a few years ago and remembered it being a fast read with some insight. I bought this book last year and it sat on my book shelf until a couple of weeks ago. I pulled it off the shelf after my father's recent death and found much healing between these pages and stopped often to cry. Still I couldnt stop reading and read it inside 3 hours. I agree that it is not a book for everyone. But for others, it will resonate. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has had an emotionally distant relationship with a parent. The words in this book helped me make peace with my distant father, but most importantly myself. There's a paragraph that states that "all parents damage their children; they can't help it." What follows is a beautiful explanation that provides fodder for forgiveness. admittably, I may not have given this book such a high ranking had it not been for those moments of revelation interspersed throughout the story. For me, this book lives up to the first sentence inside the book flap: Every ending is a beginning.
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Summary: A beautiful portrait of life at it's end.
Review: This book presented a wonderfull story of life after death. Beautifuly written it speaks to both your heart and your spirit. I would recomend this to anyone looking for a emotionaly engaging story that brings hope to what seems hopeless.
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Summary: Great book
Review: This was a great book! I just finished it today. It was very touching and very inspiring. I've read the other reviews here, and the only thing that I can agree upon with the bad reviews is that the book was short, but that's part of it's allure!!! It was to the point and while reading it, you were never sitting there thinking....I wonder what's next, because I'm absolutely bored...that was NEVER a thought I had while reading this book. The writing was excellent and I believe that anyone could relate to this story! Thanks Mitch Albom, and I thank your Uncle Eddie!!!
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Summary: Similar to Albom's Other Work
Review: Albom's book is touching and moving and similar in style to Tuesday's With Morrie. The book takes you through someone's life using a trip to Heaven after their recent death as the vehicle to introduce you to the characters and events. You either like Albom's writing style and abilities or you do not. It's not for everyone (as with many popular books, the reviews on this are all over the place). His work is analogous with the Hallmark or Disney Channels on tv. It's a bit schlocky and designed to pull at the heart-strings, but it's well-written for what it is. If you are willing to use this book to get you to look at yourself and your life from another perspective, you will find value in it. If you are simply looking for a good story, you will likely be disappointed.
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Summary: Love It Or Leave It
Review: I read this book today in one sitting, partly because it is engrossing to the right kind of person and partly because it is just very short.This book's prevailing characteristics will either be its great weaknesses or great strengths, totally dependent on the person who reads it. If you're the kind of person who is already drawn to somewhat maudlin stories about the afterlife, then you'll probably be happy with TFPYMIH. I myself am something of a sap and therefore the book drew my interest. If you're a little irked by the title and cover of the book, well, I advise you to steer clear. (The cliche goes that you can't judge a book by its cover, but then the writer and publisher decide what it will look like.) At many points in the course of this book, I looked at the way things were worded and thought to myself, "I would have written it differently." Not that I am some impeccable writer, mind you, but Albom's style doesn't always work for me. However, Eddie is a vivid character and he made a lot of sense to me, so maybe Albom got something right. Overall I am glad I read this book but I am equally glad that I checked this out of the library and therefore paid nothing for it.
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Summary: I cried my eyes out
Review: While on vacation, I devoured this book in a few short days. It would have been a quicker read, however, I had to stop for several hours due to my emotional sobbings and release.
This wonderfully written book brought out many buried issues and memories that kindled great release and fond remembrances of years gone by. Good answers to issues and problems long buried.
I'm buying six copies to give to my brothers and sisters in hopes that they too can remember, forgive and forget. Truly one of my best books ever. Hope you enjoy it as I did. Bud S.
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Summary: The Five People You Meet in Heaven is great!
Review: The book Five People You Meet in Heaven is one of my all time favorite books I have read. It reaches people on so many levels and makes you think about your life more closely. I would recommend this book to everyone, no matter their age. It is about this 85 year old man who dies and it tells the story of his life at the pier. Then, he meets five people who have all impacted his life in one way or the other, and they teach him things about his life and each leave him with a lesson. It's one of those books that once you start reading, it will only take you a day to read because it is that good.
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Summary: It was the best book I've ever read
Review: I've read a lot of the reviews others have shared for this book. It seems you will either love The Five People You Meet in Heaven, or you'll hate it. I loved it. I read it cover to cover in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. It's definitely a feel-good book, the written equivalent to a chick flick - and one of the best out there. The way Mitch Albom connects minor details throughout an old man's piteous life, weaving his triumphs and his failures together to change his perspective is masterful. Even the worst thing he ever did was part of the bigger picture. It was thought provoking and beautiful, and I absolutely loved it.
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Summary: great book
Review: this book made me realize that people could be affected by the things that i do without my even knowing it......
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Summary: Not A Tuesdays Fan But . . . .
Review: I wasn't a fan of Tuesdays With Morrie because all the "amazing" insights Morrie shared were things I'd been taught from childhood. And although the idea that other lives affect ours, and vice versa, is not new, this book was nevertheless thought provoking. It was a warm, peace-inducing book. I particularly enjoyed Mitch Albom's ability to infuse the characters with a realism most books are devoid of. Eddie, the main character, had a seemingly sad, pitiable life. At the end Mitch Albom prompts insights regarding what has been displayed as the less-than-average life of his main character. This is a feel-good book during a not so feel-good time in the world. I'm a grateful recipient of Mr. Albom's simple, insightful, charming story.
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