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Summary: Not what I expected but still a good book,
Review: This book was a good book, make no mistake about it. It just wasn't what I expected it to be. But don't take my word for it buy the book and judge for yourself.
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Summary: Better to purchase Lovely Bones
Review: This book seems to feed off of the novel that proceeded it Lovely Bones. The book is far to short for a recommendation to buy it. Just head down to Borders if you are that interested in it and you will have it knocked out in about an hour.
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Summary: The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Review: The Five People You Meet In Heaven was a wonderful book. This book was a book about a man who thought his life was worthless. He worked at an amusement park. Eddie would walk around the park, making sure that all of the carts were secure on the rides. One day, this day being his last birthday, Eddie was killed by saving a girl's life from a falling cart. Eddie went to heaven. In heaven he met five people, that changed his life. This book makes you think about making an impact on other people's lives. The Five People You Meet In Heaven was a touching book.
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Summary: Pretty good.
Review: This was a simple book with a simple theme. It was a very quick read that most can probably finish in a day. It wasn't the best book I ever read, but I liked the ideas presented in the book nonetheless. It made me think that no matter what we think of our own lives, we really never do know how we have impacted other people's lives and to a certain extent how others have effected our lives. It's a nice thought that once we die, we meet people in heaven who finally teach us how we mattered during our lives. This book is definitely good if you are looking for a good short read that doesn't get too complicated yet presents an endearing story.
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Summary: Good reading in a short format
Review: I read this book in an afternoon. I enjoyed it a lot. It made you think about our role here in life, our reason for being, and how we impact others...quite insightful. I grew up in a town a few blocks from an amusement pier, so for me, the descriptions of that brought back memories. Good character development. If you lost a husband or wife lately, you may find some comfort in this book.
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Summary: The friends you knew, and the strangers you will meet
Review: I really liked this book. When I first got this book, I just couldn't put it down. The story was about a guy named Eddie, a maintainer for the rides at Ruby Pier, that died on his birthday, by saving this little girl's life from a falling cart. Everything happened so fast so he didn't know if he saved the girl's life or not. When he went to heaven, he met five people that was very important in his own life. Some people are not who you would expect they would be, and all five tought a lesson to Eddie. Read this book because it is very good!!!
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Summary: Something only heaven can unfold
Review: Eddie had devoted his entire life fixing rides at Ruby Pier amusement park. Though he had witnessed the vicissitude of the park and was enamored by the children to whom he brought much joy, Eddie felt trapped in a meaningless life. He had outlived his wife Marguerite, who died of brain tumor at the age of 47, and most of his family and friends. Rooted deep in his heart was an unbearable bitterness with which he intransigently held his father accountable for his loss of career, loss of freedom, and the loss of hope.On his 83rd birthday, Eddie died in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart that was snapped loose from the cable. His last earthly vision consisted of two mysteriously hands resting on his body. Eddie awakened in the afterlife and learned that heaven was a place where five people who were in it explained his earthly life to him. Five people presented to him five patches of memories that were crucial in unleashing the truth of hidden connections in Eddie's life. As the story unfolded, Eddie met his lineup of five people, of whom were loved ones and distant strangers, who each taught him a lesson and words of truth that changed his life forever. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a beguiling novel that blooms with surprises as it explores a mystery only heaven can unfold. It explores the meaning of our lives on earth and how lives and their incidences overlap with those of others. It explores the boundary where fortuities become no longer fortuitous but converge with daily incidences. Heaven holds the secret that one affects the other and the other affects the next, in a circle, in a loop, in which all endings are also beginnings. 2004 (22) © MY
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Summary: I LOVED this book
Review: I absolutely loved this book. I had a hard time putting it down! The idea of how often and how unknowingly we change other peoples lives has really made me wonder how many lives I have changed and how many people have changed my life as well. If the afterlife is anything like this book we have a lot to look forward to.
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Summary: Five Stars for "Five People"
Review: This is the story of Eddie, a carnival maintenance man who grows old and embittered and dies making a heroic effort to save a little girl at the carnival. When he dies, he meets five people in heaven who explain things about his life to him. He meets people he barely remembers, and he meets people he cares about the most. They each have important lessons that help Eddie sort through his life and put meaning to certain events. This book reads very quickly and will offer a vivid picture of what heaven might be like. It will also inspire you to try to have a positive impact on everyone around you. You just don't know who will end up explaining YOUR life to YOU.
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Summary: Connection To Others In Life
Review: I think everyone should read this book. Mitch Albom respects all religions in his heart warming story of an old man that die's to save a little girl from death. When Eddie dies he meets five people that were part of his life. Some he knew very well and the others he never met, but had a connection to his life. Eddie feels that his life was wasted, but the five people he meets show him the truth about life and the true meaning. I plan to read over and over again. It is one of my all time favorite books! Thank you Mitch Albom! I hope you enjoy his book as much as I have.
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