The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1401391346 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 4 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Part melodrama and part parable, Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven weaves together three stories, all told about the same man: 83-year-old Eddie, the head maintenance person at Ruby Point Amusement Park. Each person has been waiting for him in heaven, and, as Albom reveals, each life (and death) was woven into Eddie's own in ways he never suspected. Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer
"Good Book!" according to Louie Morsy. I thought it was really good, but I would not read it again. The book is centered around an old man named Eddie who passes away at the beginning of the story. Eddie goes to heaven and there he meets with five different people. These people are all connected to him in different ways, some of them he knows and some of them he has never met before. The auth. Dr.MiriamShachak said like this one. Some books, like this one, do not need a review. They need/ you need - to read it. That's all. What a magnificent way to show us all that we are all connected, whether we are aware of it or not. We impact each other directly even if we only hear about it when we are in Heaven. Knowing about it in real time means that you have evolved beyond the restraint. This book did a nice job of comforting me I wanted to read a book about death after losing my father. This book did a nice job of comforting me, which is what I was hoping for. It's pretty cliche and doesn't offer a deep meaning into death, but it was a nice read. I would probably recommend this to someone who has experienced a loss in hopes of providing some comfort.
The novel's protagonist is an elderly amusement park maintenance worker named Eddie who, while operating a ride called the 'Free Fall', dies while trying to save a young girl who gets in the way of a falling cart that hurtles to earth. Its compellingly affecting themes and lyrical writing will fascinate Mitch Albom's huge readership.. While each guide takes him through heaven, Eddie learns a little bit more about what his time on earth meant, what he was supposed to have learned, and what his true purpose on earth was. Throughout there are dramatic flashbacks where we see scenes from his troubled childhood, his years in the army in the Philippines jungle, and with his first and only love, his wife Marguerite. THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN is a wonderfully moving fable that addresses the meaning of life, and life after death, i