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Title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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| The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN | | THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOK'S I'VE EVER READ.EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION,MITCH ALBOM'S INSIGHT IS REMARKABLE.I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion Pul eeze | I'm convinced...readers don't know a good book anymore. Talk about over-rated. Geez--then a boring moving on top of this? It was OK...I just don't see what all the hoopla was about.
Readers--stop giving 5 stars to EVERY book you pick up. There's something called discernment. Get some the next time you're at the store. | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion A Great Read | | This is a great read; very sentimental, and the deeper interconnected lives make for an interesting read. After closing the book (which I was so engrossed in I read in one sitting), it made me think about life. | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion A wonderful, thoughtful parable | I just loved this, loved the ending, and after finally closing it wanted to take the time and think about it for a while.
This easy-reading, but rich with meaning story is about an old man that is killed on the job at the amusement park where he has worked for most of his life. The tale that the author then constructs gives meaning to his (the old man's) life, and indeed to all our lives. Just a wonderful read.
A few side notes for you - This book seemed to be a "slow starter" and is written in simple language. Do not mistake that for simple ideas or what will be a boring book. By mid-book you will probably find this one to be a page turner. I read the last 50 pages in one sitting because I could not put it down. There are pleasant surprises even in the last paragraph.
Importantly, I would remind the reader that this is a fictional novel. People that look here for a lesson in theological truth, or a peek into the hereafter, are looking into an empty box. Acceptance of the concept of "heaven" implies a belief in a diety creator. Indeed, Albom alludes to "God" a couple of times in the novel, but only very briefly and non-specifically. I would pose that the God alluded to here (apparently the Judeo-Christian God of the Hebrews), provided mankind with a revelation of heaven and the mechanism for reaching it . . . as recorded in the Bible. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is totally disconnected from the Biblical view. So it has no more theological truth than a Harry Potter book.
I STILL maintain that this is a wonderful read. One could even wish that it were truth, not fiction. But don't confuse the two. And it does contain many true and important concepts.
Enjoy the book, I know you will. | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion Okay | | An enjoyable and easy read. Mitch Albom's style is very easy to dive into and his usual deeper meanings are found. It is not his best work, but good nonetheless. | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion Book Description | | 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. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). 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. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs. Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley | | The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Hyperion Amazon.com | | 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. As the novel opens, readers are told that Eddie, unsuspecting, is only minutes away from death as he goes about his typical business at the park. Albom then traces Eddie's world through his tragic final moments, his funeral, and the ensuing days as friends clean out his apartment and adjust to life without him. In alternating sections, Albom flashes back to Eddie's birthdays, telling his life story as a kind of progress report over candles and cake each year. And in the third and last thread of the novel, Albom follows Eddie into heaven where the maintenance man sequentially encounters five pivotal figures from his life (a la A Christmas Carol). 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. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal, and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie understands the meaning of his own life even as his arrival brings closure to theirs. Albom takes a big risk with the novel; such a story can easily veer into the saccharine and preachy, and this one does in moments. But, for the most part, Albom's telling remains poignant and is occasionally profound. Even with its flaws, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a small, pure, and simple book that will find good company on a shelf next to It's A Wonderful Life. --Patrick O'Kelley |
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