Rating: 
Summary: A novel for the soul
Review: For anyone searching for the meaning of life, What Dreams May Come offers a glimpse at the answer. Richard Matheson shows that while Heaven and Hell are real, we create them through our own free will, beliefs and collective consciousness. This thought-provoking book will open up a whole new world. My regret is that I didn't discover/read it years ago.
Rating: 
Summary: I would give this book more stars if I could
Review: I can't force you to read this book, but I can promise that it will be one of the best book investements you can make. Without forcing you to, Richard Matheson makes you evaluate your own life and existence and in my case- made me a little less scared to die. Beyond the afterlife content, its an awesome love story that literally made me sob. I now know each of us has a soulmate out there. Good luck in the search!
Rating:
Summary: Open your heart and find comfort
Review: Before entering the movie theater to see What Dreams May Come, I bought the book so that I could read every detail. In 1974 having experienced this phenonemon, survival of the bodily death, I am always on the lookout for experiences of this nature. In reading What Dreams one could come to the realization that this story could very well be non-fiction. Read it and you will understand. My christian background has led me to believe in the resurrection of the body but having experienced this transition to the other side, my faith has led me from belief to knowledge. Life is eternal, the life in the spirit and the physical is real. This new life form is like a floating sensation, very light but able to think, receive knowledge, feel, and foremost listen with the heart. One of the first books that I read on this subject was Raymond Moody's: Life After Life and Elizabeth Kubler-Ross: Death: The Final Stage of Growth. Please consider adding them to your library.
Rating:
Summary: A book to help you cope.
Review: Sobbing...That sums up what I did for the first quarter of the book. Somehow Richard Matheson was able to pull every one of my heart strings. But unlike the movie this wasn't his only objective. Bringing out these emotions tapped into the deep realms of what you believe afterlife is. I think that many of the other reviewers that only gave this book 2 or 1 star may have missed the point of what matheson was getting at. He did not say that everyone, even those who didn't believe in god, got to go to heaven. As a matter of fact, heaven was only briefly mentioned in this work. It was stated that everybody makes their own existance in the afterlife. And only those who have improved themselves, and became better people move on to another, even higher realm. this resembles many of the christian teachings I know of. Now this may break the traditional mold of what the afterlife is for many religions, But in no way should this prevent anybody, from any religion, from reading this masterpiece. This is the only thing I can say with certainty about this book. My grandmother died last week. I would never have gotten through her suffering & death without "What Dreams May Come". I was able to smile & feel at peace during the funeral. Thank you Richard Matheson. You have enriched my life, and made an optomist out of a person who never looked toward the future.
Rating:
Summary: An epic story of passion and fantasy
Review: Richard matheson did an excellent job of describing the way Chris felt and the measures that he would go to to save Ann from the depths of Hell. I really loved it. I'd like to believe that what I think of the afterlife if eternal life with God, but after reading this book it's hard to believe that. Again, Matheson does an excellent job
Rating:
Summary: The Love Story that Transcends Heaven and Hell.
Review: Richard Matheson was a very enlightened writer to come up with such imagination writing this book. The book is so much better than watching the film adaptation believe me. Reading this book was so much more entertaining and less confusing than viewing the film version. It's a good thing I read this book first. The author talks about the possibilities of life after death and tackles such issues as reincarnation, astral travel and mysticism as he doesn't have any religious biases, such New Age thinking, huh. A most unusual love story of two soul mates destined to be united forever across the ages. Do Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: This story really touched my heart!
Review: It's the greatest story ever told. Someone in heaven loves me and yearns to reach me. The only way to be with me is to come to where I am and be willing to suffer with me the wages of sin--my hell. But that someone loves me enough that he does that, just for me. And, I am saved. This, of course, is the story of The incarnation of the Word as Jesus, the basis of the Christian religion. Whether he knows it or not, Matheson has retold it beautifully in the setting of the deepest love a man can have for a woman.
Rating:
Summary: What a gem this was
Review: I picked this one up after I finished Barbara Gowdy's stories mainly because it was short and I wanted something quick to read and Hannibal wasn't being released for another couple of days. What a find. This is the novel that the movie of the same name is based upon, starring Robin Williams. In the introduction, Matheson explains that the only fiction in this story are the characters and their relationships. The rest came from intensive research on the subject. The end product makes so much sense and seems entirely believable. The story is about a man's journey beyond death to rejoin his wife. It's the ultimate love story, but beyond that the meaning of life, yes, The Meaning of Life is revealed here. Now, I'm hesitant to admit that this novel has changed my life, or absolutely convinced me of life after death, but it has inspired much hope. It really makes sense, and I challenge anyone to read it and not be affected by it.
Rating: 
Summary: A downward spiral into literary hell
Review: Oh, wow, did this book start off wonderfully! But guess what? The sheer joy ended about a hundred pages before the end, comparable to the sort of silence that falls after someone cuts a loud fart. Get it? Don't bother! I should probably sue for my money back and tack on damages for mental anguish. Ew, ick!
Rating:
Summary: AN EXCELLENT BOOK TO BE SURE.
Review: I love this book, and found it difficult to put down, it helped reinforce my beleife that love is forerver. ..Great job! If you want to read a book that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift! This book was edited by Lupus specialist Dr. Matt Morrow too, and has the latest information on that disease. ..A perfect gift for someone who started college late in life, fell in love too late in life, is living with any illness, or trying to understand a loved one who is. . .A Christmas gift to be cherished forever.
|
