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The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

6 reviews

gillthequill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 This was a quick but inoffensive book. Did the original need a sequel? Not really no. Was this as good as the first book? Not really no. But it was still well written, still had a similar structure, and good themes, but I felt it was nowhere near as impactful as the first book, near as imaginative as the first book (the heavens felt much more creative in the first book) and I felt the messages were stronger in the first book. If you liked the first book, this will be a quick, easy read that just doesn't quite live up to the original. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

necessarybells's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Injury/Injury detail

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, War, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Cancer

micaelamariem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Short but powerful book that follows Annie, the girl Eddie saved in the first book. It was heartbreaking at times and altogether bittersweet as we learned with Annie what “mistakes” mean and how we are connected to others and across lifespans. Bad note: I am now afraid of hot air balloons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Bullying, Death, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

rosage's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i SOBBED. absolutely stunning! i love mitch albom and the five people you meet in heaven is one of my favorite books. this book is so emotional and helped me process a lot of grief i’d been tucking in a drawer to deal with later. absolutely amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

louise010's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, and Domestic abuse