Rating: 
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.
Rating: 
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. :^)
Rating:
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!
Rating: 
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.
Rating:
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.
Rating: 
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.
http://www.dreifuss.org
Rating:
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.
Rating:
Summary: Heavenly story . . .
Review: Brilliant is the best word to describe this mesmerizing yarn of Eddie, a simple ordinary man who leads a lackluster life as a maintenance worker for an amusement park. Eddie dies suddenly at the age of 83 from a quirky accident and is transported to heaven. At first, he's disappointed that heaven isn't all he had it cut out to be. Turns out, before he can advance to a higher level and finally be free of his pain and bitterness, he must meet with five people-people who have had a significant influence on the course of events during his lifetime-events he wasn't aware of or able to comprehend at the time. Mitch Albom intertwines the heavenly encounters with flashbacks of Eddie's birthdays from his childhood years to present time and does it superbly. Read it once, then read it again. You'll appreciate the story and meaning behind it even more the second time. Brilliantly written and most deserving of its status on the top ten list, destined to be number one. You will laugh, cry and mostly think--think about what REALLY matters in life.
Rating:
Summary: Blabbity blabbity boo hoo hoo
Review: I get the same cheap thrills out of these sorts of books that I get out of porn or a scandal rag. I get a kick out if but it makes me feel dirty later on. Got the same sick buzz and disgust from reading In The Ghost Country where a guy goes to hell and has a big cry with his dead friends. sincerely, from a working class hero who doesn't believe in the star system
Rating:
Summary: Mitch surprises me again
Review: If you are looking for a great little book with no pretense - this is it. Its a very short read but it has lingered on my mind long after. I am not a devote believer in any particular afterlife yet still loved this book. It made me ponder...it made me feel good.
| 
