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Summary: Amazing!
Review: This book only took me 1 day to finish because I became so connected to each of the five people Eddie meets in Heaven after his passing. I attended a good friend's funeral yesterday and this book somehow gave me the strength to know that she is in a better place now.
Not only do you feel the pain that Eddie endures in his lifetime, but you gain an understanding of how precious our time on Earth can be. Whether we realize it or not, each and every person that crosses our path will touch our lives in some way.
We all ask "why?" things happen the way that they do. The Five People you Meet in Heaven inspires you to believe that our lives will continue to flourish long after our physical body has said goodbye.
The most valuable lesson that you learn as you read the final words in The Five People you Meet in Heaven is to let your friends & family know how much you love them each & every day because we are never guaranteed a tomorrow. XOXOXO
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Summary: A sweet affirmation
Review: This is a very heartfelt and tender book with a simple message at its core: You matter. What you do matters. Eddie is a maintenance man at an amusement park on the Jersey shore. He has lived a "nothing" life. He dies in an accident at the park, and then his life's meaning is revealed to him. It is wonderful and moving journey. It is full of life, which is a bit ironic since the book is ostensibly about a man's death. Not all of Mitch Albom's writing clicks. Some of it veers off into treacle. Some of it is a bit cliche - "He was changed forever by the war..." Some of the technique falls a little flat, such as the opening where Eddie's last hour on earth is counted down. Yet I was drawn in by the message of love at the core of the story. A great book for a friend or loved one. My wife got it for me for Valentine's Day and I thought it was a gift full of love.
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Summary: Makes you go "Hmmmmmm...."
Review: I read this book on a Sunday afternoon. It was written in a way to make the reader more insightful. It allowed the reader to ponder questions such as "What is the meaning of life?" and "Why am I here?" without being too preachy. The thing I liked about the book was that there was nothing particulary special about the main character. He was an everyday guy who lead what he felt was an ordinary life. This gives the rest of us hope with the idea that even though we may not be able to see it, our lives really do touch others in ways we never thought imaginable. This is a book that will encourage you to think about your own life and the way in which you want to live the rest of it.
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Summary: A story you can live without.
Review: I am fond of imaginative stories and I must say I was intrigued by the coverslip summary of what to expect. The book is an easy and fast read but although it starts out interesting and suprising in terms of who the main character meets in Heaven - it leaves you utterly dissapointed. The characters are stereotyped as in bad TV series, and there are scences that are unconvincing to say the least. What really annoyed me when reading this book was, that one major part of what Eddie found in Heaven was about war - as if everyone should have participated in one so as to have something to find in Heaven that will give meaning to it - as there is no meaning to war. My advice, spend your time with something else - what about inventing a story yourself - I am sure you will come up with something better.
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Summary: :)
Review: I have just turned 14years old and was very impressed with the book Albom has wrote. i have read every book he has written and everytime i feel as if i have just learned a new lesson. Again from this book i have learned a big lesson. (although i would not tell you what it is because you should really read it) Well, this book can really touch your heart. Make you realize things that didn't matter to you. well anyways, i really recommend this book to people. :^)
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Summary: The Emperor's New Clothes Part II...
Review: I thought "Tuesdays with Morrie" was sanctimonious drivel but this preachy, sappy, appallingly badly-written rubbish beggars belief. How on earth do writers like Albom get their worthless stuff published when so many better writers struggle for years? What alarms me most is that I suspect Albom himself is taken in by his guru-like persona and that we might be in line for some more of his potted wisdom before long. Blech!
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Summary: Mediocre follow-up to Tuesdays With Morrie
Review: I thought this book was decent, but kind of mediocre and didn't leave me inspired, with my jaw hanging open or even move me the way Tuesdays With Morrie did. Instead of buying this book, just borrow it from the library like I did.
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Summary: stick to sports reporting
Review: Never have I written a book review. I am a fan of Mitch's written work and his appearances on television. He seems genuine and draws from his experiences that enrich the sencerity of his material. This book however is in a word ridiculous. Some of the imagery that he used is borrowed from other material. The war sequence in the book reads like a very bad version of Acopcalypse Now or Platoon. The imagery of Heaven he uses is borrowed from the Robin William's misadventure, What Dreams May Come. It would be nice if an author derives his inspiration from other sources than the clearance aisle at Blockbuster. His characters are as matured and developed as a tadpole that has just been hatched. Additionally,his drunk Irish sterotyped character was really compelling. Way to push the envelope using a broken down sterotype that won't offend. The deepest insight into life offered by this book is that that sacrifice to others is necessary to live a full life. Albom, Socrates, Plato Aristotle, they all belong in the same breath. I think that Mitch was probably surprised by the amount of money that can be made by his excellent book Tuesdays with Morrie and decided to float this nonsensical half baked pseudo philosphoical book to the general population and push his retirement up another five years. Go back to covering hoops.
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Summary: The Life and Death of the Everyman
Review: This story will move you. I don't think I've ever bought and finished a book in the same day, let alone in the same evening. It only took me five hours to devour this little gem.
The subject is the life and death of what seems to be a nobody -- or perhaps an everyman named Eddie. His journey is told in a non-chronological manner that spreads the tapestry of Eddie's life. His life is cryptic, and the mysteries are gradually solved through the telling.
As the title suggests, Eddie meets five people in heaven that explain to him "how we are all connected." Each person provides a bit more understanding to Eddie's enigmatic life. Albom gracefully teaches Eddie such lessons with vibrant phrases such as, "you can no more separate one life from another than you can separate a breeze from the wind."
Though short [196 5X7" pages], this is no short story. The crucial characters are fleshed out well, and the end isn't as predictable as you might guess.
All in all, it's a good read. Take an evening to learn about Eddie, and perhaps a bit about yourself.
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Summary: Wow! Tiny but mighty!
Review: This delightful story has a good punch. Other reviews get into the story, so I won't. Basically, the underlying message is that you never know the full picture nor do you know your influence--or that of others. The message is hidden in an interesting story that spans the long years of one life and you will want to make sure you have the tissues handy when you read about this one. It is an easy but captivating read--and the perfect gift.
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