Reviews - The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Albom. Mitch ( 2004 ) Paperback

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The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Albom. Mitch ( 2004 ) Paperback

Mitch Albom, Mitch Albom

3.88 AVERAGE

jlqyn's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kierangoetz's review against another edition

5.0

Genuinely one of my fav books I’ve read

gryffisgae's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

rmbsmith_03's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mads119's review against another edition

3.0

I thought it was alright, some sad parts some sweet parts but overall not sticking with me forever

eleanora0901's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aprilconnolly's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this book because it is one of my mom's favourites.
It was a quick read and I can see why it would be appealing to a lot of people. It is told in a vey simple fashion and is heartwarming and relatable.
However, I found it to be pretty boring and the super accessible nature of the writing made me feel like it was underwhelming at times. No beautiful, flowery prose for me in this one.
The author wrote things very bluntly, which made things like death and war quite powerful.

This wasn't my cup of tea, but I want to continue to read books that connect with the people I care about. This book was definitely something I knew my mom would love and reminded me of another book that I had recommended to her in the past that she loved as well.