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Summary: Dance as if No One is Watching
Review: Life is a journey and it doesn't wait. It's there to enjoy if you seize the day, but it will pass you by if you wait. That's the message that permeates this amazing, life-changing book. The comparisons to Rikki Lee Travolta's "My Fractured Life" ring true. Books that make us feel and engage us to live - to not fall victim to challenges or live in
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Summary: Rare by Today's Standards
Review: The special appeal of "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" is the timelessness of its appeal. Like "My Fractured Life" and "Time Traveler's Wife" it breaths an emotional energy into the story that is more reminiscent of classics from another era. The story takes you on an emotional journey allowing us to feel both for and with the characters. It is a fulfilling experience that is rare in books of today.
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Summary: Heart-warming
Review: None of us are sure what happens after we die, and we often wonder if what we did in life had any meaning. The author presents a fantastic tale that gives purpose to the seemingly meaningless events in one mans life, and how the character positively affected others. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Interesting Premise, but Too Sentimental
Review: I usually don't like Mitch Albom's books. The fact that they're bound like oversized greeting cards, I think, is symbolic of the excessive sentimentality in his stories. This book, his first novel, is no exception. The reason why I gave it two stars instead of one is because the premise is experimental and interesting. But, Albom's sugary prose and (ugh!) dialogue nearly sent my pancreas into shock. The way the book starts, with a potentially gripping rescue of a little girl, could have sounded more fresh than it did. And the dialogue between Eddie and his wife was very over-the-top. Bottom line, if you liked "Tuesdays with Morrie", then you might like this book. But I didn't, so I don't. Sorry.
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Summary: Thought Provoking Tale
Review: This book made me think about how one moment can not only change your life,but that of others as well. I, personally do not believe that I will meet five people in heaven when i die, but i was able to overlook this while reading it. The lessons that each person told could apply to anyone reading the book, and wether you're religious or not, you could probably identify with atleast one of the characters in this book. The Book leaves you to believe what you want, but it really opens your mind to what could be and the possibilities of what life after death really is. It does not push you to believe one thing, or this is right and that's wrong. I loved it. Give it a try, you might surprise yourself.
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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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