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The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

122 reviews

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

4.5

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

What a beautiful tale of life/after-life that gives hope that there's meaning to it all. Regardless of religion/beliefs, this story shows what it is to be human and how even the most simple life has a right to be lived and that we are never alone as our lives endlessly intertwine with others.
This direct quotation sums it up wonderfully:
'Each affects the other and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one.'

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emily_p1's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

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annaparente's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

There is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole.”

My general opinion? It was fine.

I loved the concept, and the book was overall very touching, but it wasn’t particularly remarkable. There were times it felt a little preachy, which felt kind of pretentious. It also leaned heavily on Christianity’s views of heaven, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but wasn’t really a good thing either. All that being said, if heaven doesn’t end up looking like this, I’ll be very disappointed.

I really liked the quote that I included above because I felt like it spoke very true: life has a way of balancing itself out. There was also a hint of ‘everything happens for a reason’ which I semi-agree with. This book had a way of making it seem a bit like destiny was holding the cards, and I don’t particularly like the idea that we spend our whole lives doing this or that simply because that is what we are innately meant to do. I should be able to decide for myself whether I feel like my life has had purpose, and I should be able to decide what that purpose is. I don’t know if that makes sense.

Some random thoughts:

Eddie has had a lot of horrible birthdays.

For as short as the book was, I felt like it could have been a little shorter. Sometimes it dragged.

Outside of Eddie, there were really no well-developed characters. Maybe this was intentional (it felt partially intentional), but I didn’t love it.

Overall, I thought this book was rather good. Some people will find it incredibly deep and thought-provoking, and I’ll be happy for those who do. For me personally, it missed the mark a little bit. Then again, I think it would be difficult to write a book about what happens after death and not sound a little snobby. Read it if you’d like, see what you think.

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dfram's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I loved this book. This author’s writing is so moving. I liked the characters and the plot and how everything was connected. This is a great story that I intend to revisit some day.
p.s. Eddie and marguerite’s love was enchanting

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audreygstokes's review against another edition

2.5

emotional 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

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is an interesting concept, although the messages are told in a very direct way, with very little nuance; this seems to be a common theme of Albom's books.

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szel_zsofi's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jacobs's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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bahnsar's review against another edition

4.0

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

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liviamello's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective 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: Yes

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jennergyy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

10/10 Phew, what a touching book. Exactly what my soul needed. This will be one that I keep and come back to in times of hopelessness. My heart is smiling through my chest :)

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