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Summary: Tear Jerker
Review: I can see why this book is so popular. It is short and tugs on the ol' heart. That doesn't mean it isn't good, though. The story really made me gave me a lot to think about personally, just as Tuesdays with Morrie did. There is really something that anyone can relate to in the tale. This is a perfect gift because many will read it because of the length. Look for the movie soon.
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Summary: Easy Sunday afternoon read
Review: An easy light plot which is sweet at times. The book is predictable at times. I do not have time to read a book with a thick, detailed plot and this was easy and fairly enjoyable.
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Summary: boring
Review: This book is overhyped. The subject is interesting and should be a delight for the readers imagination. Unfortunately the author was not; the accounts were uninspiring and very predictable.
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Summary: GOOD FOR THE HEART AND SOUL
Review: Yet another beautiful book by Mr. Albom, about what we should all do a lot more! CARE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE! It does matter, we do have influence on other lives with what we say and do - so if we all start by being a better and more considerate person, imagine what the world can look like!
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Summary: Thank You
Review: I lost my Daughter about a month ago, I really needed a book like this to come along. Thank you to the author for this insightful book. This book I belive will help me so much.
Also as a past abuse victim I have two books i would like to recommend to those that are trying to heal from any terrible past situations. Nightmares Echo and Secret Life Of Bees.
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Summary: Good book
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. It was thought provoking and one of those tear-jerker, feel good kind of books. It wasn't as strong as Tuesdays with Morrie, but it was still interesting. If you let it, it makes you think about your own life purpose...and how every action has a reaction...how each person affects others, without even meaning to do so.
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Summary: Seriously a fantastic book
Review: My husband bought this book for me for Christmas. I read and finished this dynamic and amazingly wonderful book this morning. I would do the book harm if I tried to summarize the eloquence of the characters, the situations and the aspects of Heaven that I have never before encountered. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" had me thinking (and crying) about who has touched my life or whose life I have changed just by going about and living. I am a high school English teacher and this book will be high on my list of recommendations. What a fabulous literary and life achievement!!!
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Summary: Why all the hype?
Review: Not a good book. Guess that says it all. I hate when a book receives this much press, and turns out to be so bad. Was it well written at least? Not really. Was it funny or thought provoking? No. Was it a tear jerker? No. Do I feel my life is enriched because of reading this book? No. Was it at least mindless entertainment? Not even. Quick read? Yes, it was that.Meaning of life? No. Something to think about? No. I picked this book up as a free selection from a book club, and I'm glad I didn't pay for it. Want inspiration? Hope? Faith? A meaning to life? Perhaps the Christian Bible, or some other Holy scriptures will suit you better. I wouldn't recommend.
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Summary: I just don't get it.
Review: Maybe I was looking for some great words of wisdom. A story to make me laugh and cry and to teach some of life's great lessons. What I got was a story about a man who died and met 5 people in heaven. They each had a lesson for him and the lessons weren't even worth savoring. I like Mitch Albom on the radio and I guess that I should read Tuesdays with Morrie. But this book just didn't do it for me.
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Summary: Very Powerful
Review: I was transfixed by this brief book and read it in one setting on Christmas Day--truly a great Christmas present. It was inspired by the life of the author's uncle, and "Eddie" is an eighty-three year old man who has worked at Ruby Pier his entire life in varying capacities and is completely alone and in marginal health when he is killed in an accident at the pier's amusement park. The story flashes back through his life while concurrently placing Eddie with five people in Heaven who strongly impacted his life, and it gives him a fascinating and heartwarming way to look back over his life, forgive and be forgiven. This one really hit me hard, and I'll be recommending it to just about everyone as well as seeking out everything else I can find by Albom, who has quite a versatile resume. Read this one as soon as possible, and prepare for an emotional wallop.
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