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Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
Todd Burpo
3.66 AVERAGE
990 reviews for:
Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
Todd Burpo
3.66 AVERAGE
While I’ve seen several comments with similar statements, I should preface this review by stating that I am not religious and that book is not typically something I would read. That said, it was given to me by my grandmother, so I thought I should give it a go.
I enjoyed the book in the beginning, when the father described the events leading up to his son’s visit to heaven. I appreciated the father’s honesty and openness about his anger towards God, but then as the story of the visit to heaven unfolded, I found myself becoming more and more unengaged. The narration becomes repetitive (I was tired of hearing, “How could he know that?”) and I found the parents to be a little self-serving.
Overall, I guess it was a no-loss situation as the book is only about 150 pages, and I suppose if I were more of a believer, I would have enjoyed this more, but still. I can safely say I won’t be reading this again (or the father’s upcoming book…is that suspicious to anyone else?).
I enjoyed the book in the beginning, when the father described the events leading up to his son’s visit to heaven. I appreciated the father’s honesty and openness about his anger towards God, but then as the story of the visit to heaven unfolded, I found myself becoming more and more unengaged. The narration becomes repetitive (I was tired of hearing, “How could he know that?”) and I found the parents to be a little self-serving.
Overall, I guess it was a no-loss situation as the book is only about 150 pages, and I suppose if I were more of a believer, I would have enjoyed this more, but still. I can safely say I won’t be reading this again (or the father’s upcoming book…is that suspicious to anyone else?).
I heard great reviews about the book from different people. The story captured my attention from cover to cover. I appreciated the tone of the subject matter; it drew me in, without telling me what to think or believe. It was great to read a book written by a Nebraskan.
Read for a book club. I can't believe anyone can take this seriously.
Several people I know have been reading this book lately....going to give it a whirl!
I really love Heaven and stories/ideas/thoughts regarding what Heaven will be. The book is a quick read with the ability to challenge, encourage or perhaps enrage depending on where one is at in regards to faith and/or Christianity. For me, it came at the closing of a year when many upstanding men of faith have passed away and I hope that they have entered a Heavenly Kingdom such as what is described biblically and within the pages of this book.
Favorite quotes/passages:
"What is childlike humility? It's not the lack of intelligence, but the lack of guile. The lack of an agenda. It's that precious fleeting time before we have accumulated enough pride or position to care what other people might think." (pg. 75).
"I had to die on earth so people could come see my Dad" (pg. 111)
Favorite quotes/passages:
"What is childlike humility? It's not the lack of intelligence, but the lack of guile. The lack of an agenda. It's that precious fleeting time before we have accumulated enough pride or position to care what other people might think." (pg. 75).
"I had to die on earth so people could come see my Dad" (pg. 111)
I don't entirely know what to think about this book. It was a really quick and simple read, it wasn't bad, it just felt a little weird. Like maybe I shouldn't be reading about something like this. It was interesting and kind of cool. I'm not sure I really enjoyed the scriptural references made in the book to prove whatever point he was trying to make that his son had reported seeing. While whatever descriptions the son made about Christ were cool and he firmly stood by what he saw even years later it sounds like, I don't know...Something just didn't sit right in me. I'm glad he didn't really report names of children as they didn't think to write them down at the time. That seems like it would've been taken a step too far. I did really enjoy the accounts of the boy seeing his great grandpa and his sister he never met as the mom had miscarried before he was even born. Those were kind of fun stories.
If you're looking for a quick feel good story, this would probably fit the bill.
If you're looking for a quick feel good story, this would probably fit the bill.