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Summary: A Non-Christian View of Death
Review: I did enjoy the story's plot of a man and a woman who's love was stronger than death, but I don't really like the neglect the author has for the fact that one must have faith in Jesus Christ to go to heaven.
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Summary: a philosophical story that transcends reality itself
Review: This work, while it doesn't compare to the vocal elegance of other writers, more than compensates with his believability and originality. As I am a staunch believer in that which may be seen and catalogued, I am rarely called as strongly to believe in a reality based almost entirely on faith. This book will make you sleep easier at night in the belief in something after death; not as Shakespeare describes it, as something that, "puzzles the will, and makes us rather bear those ills we have..." but as a warmth and security beyond that which we may behold in a corporeal state.
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Summary: Two lovers torn apart by HEAVEN and HELL.
Review: WHAT DREAMS MAY COME is a very out of this world,romantic book. It's about a husband and wife seperated because of the forces of heaven and hell. Chris, the husband, dies in a car accident and is sent to heaven where every thing is perfect and he could do anything, like fly and jump off a cliff and he would still be alive. To read this book you need a very big imagination because of all the descriptions of the beautiful scenes and artwork. I read the book then watched the movie and every thing was nothing I have ever imagined. If you love to read and have heard about or believe in rebirth after death this is the book for you.
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Summary: Amazing support while grieving!
Review: I first read this book in 1991. My son had just been killed in an auto accident and I was searching for something to grasp on to. A friend, who had recently lost his wife, gave me the book. This book, though fantasy, was just what I needed to help me conceptualize "heaven". I subsequently passed the book on to another grieving friend. In the past few years, I've remembered the book, forgotten the name, but it has always held a special place in my heart. What a surprise and delight to see the movie and realize "this is THE book"! Thank you so much Richard Matheson for your help through a very difficult period of my life.
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Summary: Proof that "the book was better than the movie"
Review: I was reading the book when I saw the movie, but it did not spoil the ending....the movie was so Hollywoodized it failed to portray the true power of the written word. The book is outstanding! For me, I thought it helped put the existence of something greater than us, be it the traditional notion of "God" or some other named higher power, into a form that has the reader believing before he makes the conscious decision to do so. Why? It speaks without preaching. The movie is so bad I wouldn't even recommend renting it on video, but the book is so good I have several copies so I can lend it to people.
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Summary: Thank You
Review: First of all, I would like to thank all of my fans out there that support me and keeping my writing spirit alive. Secondly, I would like to thank all of those who comment on my recent book "What Dreams May Come."Of course, reading this book, you get more out of it ten going on a vehicle for Hollywood. So, then again thank you and keep up the support!
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Summary: Touching Story Disfigured by Long-Winded Preaching
Review: I'm a long-time Richard Matheson fan who has always admired his ability to blend the fantastic with the conventional. _Hell House_, for example, is full of spirits, mediums, and psychic doobobbers that are tightly integrated into the story; one accepts them easily, regardless of one's actual belief in such phenomena._What Dreams May Come_ is problematic not because of its subject matter (a Matheson-flavored New Age view of the afterlife) but because of its execution. Characters ramble on and on, providing tedious theological details that have little (if any) bearing on the story. The reincarnation sermon near the end of the book is especially bad, sounding as if it were pasted in from some religious tract. And this is a shame because the book had the potential to be one of Matheson's best. The love story is an appealing variation on the old theme of separated lovers; the long sequence in Hell is imaginative and well-written. The book as a whole, however, is fatally damaged by the windy metaphysical excursions.
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Summary: First , read the book, then see the movie.
Review: I did appreciate the movie, but it seems that it was more concerned with its special effects (it did win the Oscar)than it was with the real story. This book rules! I'm amazed it took so long for me to discover it. Whether or not your beliefs correlate with the whole afterlife scenario, it is still the most tender love story you will ever read.
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Summary: A great book! Eye opening, tear-jerking, thought provoking!
Review: "What Dreams May Come" is perhaps one of the best books I have ever read. First, if you have seen the movie, then read the book. Though the screenplay took some liberties with the original plot, it helps to have the visual cues provided in the movie. If you haven't seen the movie, then read the book anyway! The story is very theological, giving new ideas about Heaven and Hell (it is not for the overzealous religious fanatic, because such a person would surely think the book is the work of a heretic, what with "auras" and "reincarnation.") Have an open mind, and read the book, I can promise that if you're a romantic, you'll cry. 5 Stars, no questions asked!!
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Summary: Absolutely Beautiful
Review: It is a book that will make you think about your life and what you have done with it
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