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nikkillanos's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
theemptyset's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
dolcezzina21's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fast, simple read exploring what happens to our loved ones when they pass. This book is supposed to be based on truth. I didn't find the interactions, dialogue, and storyline very believable and deemed it fictional to me. It was a good read with an interesting premise. The book leaves you with some great life lessons and "what if" questions to ponder. It also explored more than one spiritual belief about what could be beyond. Intriguing.
lucy_qhuay's review against another edition
3.0
This book was actually recommended to me by my grandmother, which is rare since no one in my family is that much of a reader, myself being the exception to the rule.
Anyway, she is a very superstitious person, connected to all sorts of creeds and the latest led her here. She loved the book and decided I should read it too, in order to open up my eyes to new worlds.
The thing is, I don't need people to open up my eyes to the spiritual world. I have my own beliefs already, even though people might not know it.
There are things I believe in, others I don't and others I'm still considering. Such is the case with every aspect of my life.
I don't appreciate people trying to force their truths upon me. Let us all respect each person's space and right to make their own minds about a particular subject.
Now that I got that out of the way, I can say that I don't know how to feel about this. I'm not saying Annie Kagan is a charlatan or that she has a hidden agenda she's trying to thrust upon us. I'm simply saying I don't know what to think about most of the things she touched in her book.
To tell you the truth, this journey did give me a sense of wonder and peace, but everything was so different from what I believe that I read it as if I was reading a fiction book. That was the sense I got. A nice book about what a grieving sister would say to her dead brother.
I do believe in life after death. Everything around me gives me a sense that there is something greater than myself. This can't be it. There has to be something more.
Let me borrow the words of someone wise:
“Pippin: I didn't think it would end this way.
Gandalf: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
Pippin: What? Gandalf? See what?
Gandalf: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise."
reneek84's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing book. It's hard to put down once you start. I will most likely re-read this as there is so much to get out of it.
reading_rainy's review against another edition
2.0
“Never assume that anyone is fortunate or unfortunate because of the way things appear to be. Fortune or misfortune is just a human way of measuring.”
If I could weed out the journey, listen to it for the deep connection it was trying to give, I’d have really enjoyed it. But the neediness of the author, her deep fear that no one would believe her, cheapened the story for me.
His calling her Princess, My Darling, Little One and so forth was a bit nauseating.
Billy’s message itself was very beautiful.
“I think each soul has its own particular qualities and when you’ve been really close to someone, you recognize their soul no matter what form it takes”.
If I could weed out the journey, listen to it for the deep connection it was trying to give, I’d have really enjoyed it. But the neediness of the author, her deep fear that no one would believe her, cheapened the story for me.
His calling her Princess, My Darling, Little One and so forth was a bit nauseating.
Billy’s message itself was very beautiful.
“I think each soul has its own particular qualities and when you’ve been really close to someone, you recognize their soul no matter what form it takes”.
aoldale's review against another edition
3.0
This version of Heaven is very different than what I imagine.
bronkmb's review against another edition
4.0
another view into the after-life. Who knows - there's so much still unknown
karasin's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts